A dance team with Mainland Preparatory Classical Academy participates in the seventh annual MLK Day Parade in La Marque on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.

Riley Grogan huddles under a blanket and she and her brother, Robert, wait for the start of the seventh annual MLK Day Parade in La Marque on …

Members of McKinney Memorial United Methodist Church hold a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. during the seventh annual MLK Day Parade in La Ma…

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority members participate in the seventh annual MLK Day Parade in La Marque on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.

Trail riders follow a van decorated with images of Martin Luther King Jr. during the seventh annual MLK Day Parade in La Marque on Monday, Jan…

Cody Hernandez, with Team We Like to Party, stirs one of the cooking team’s traditional chilis during the 11th annual Yaga’s Chili Quest &…

Brandyn Lemelle, with Good Time Cookers, serves a sample of his team’s chili during the 11th annual Yaga’s Chili Quest & Beer Fest on The …

Matt Cooper serves a sample of the No Mutton Way cooking team’s chili during the 11th annual Yaga’s Chili Quest & Beer Fest on The Strand …

Wendell Snider, with Friki Tiki Cookers, presents Christy Shinn with a lei before she gets a sample of the team’s chili at the 11th annual Yag…

Arron Willingham, left, with Calibrated Cookers, sautés onions and serrano and jalapeño peppers for an exotic chili as Joey Alcocer stirs a po…