EXCLUSIVE: Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and their two children were all smiles at the rodeo on Friday ahead of the governor’s speech in Houston.

The governor spoke at the annual Harris County Lincoln Reagan Dinner at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Friday night. His team told Fox News Digital that the sold-out event was the highest raising, and most attended in the dinner's history.

According to reports, the event was met with limited protests outside by progressives demonstrating against DeSantis’ education policies.

Before the speech, the Florida first lady and her two children, 6-year-old Madison DeSantis and 4-year-old Mason DeSantis, spent the afternoon at the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which bills itself as the largest livestock show in the world.

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Photos exclusively provided to Fox News Digital showed the family riding and feeding the horses at the rodeo, which started Tuesday and continues until March 19.

Casey DeSantis is a three-time national champion equestrian, the governor’s team said.

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On Thursday, she unveiled the Cancer Connect Collaborative, an initiative that will "assemble a team of medical professionals to analyze and rethink Florida’s approach to combating cancer," according to a press release.

The new program is an expansion of Cancer Collect, an initiative started by DeSantis in August 2022 that seeks to educate cancer patients and survivors on research, treatments, and initiatives.

"Thanks to Governor DeSantis, government in Florida is working for people in practical, meaningful ways," said Casey DeSantis during a roundtable Thursday. "Today, that continues in the battle against cancer. 

Ron DeSantis is considered one of the leading potential contenders in the 2024 presidential race, though he has not yet announced whether he will run.

The DeSantises held a joint fireside chat at a Republican dinner in Dallas on Saturday, and the governor will give a speech at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California, on Sunday. 

Fox News’ Aubrie Spady contributed to this report.

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant remains in the news for off-the-court issues. 

Days after a police report said Morant allegedly exposed a gun after punching a teenager "12 or 13 times" during a pickup basketball game last summer, video surfaced Saturday of Morant appearing to display a gun while shirtless at a nightclub. 

The NBA released a statement on Saturday morning saying they are looking into the video. 

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"We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating," NBA spokesman Mike Bass said, according to ESPN. 

The video surfaced early Saturday morning following the Grizzlies' 113-97 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. 

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Morant can be seen in the video displaying what appears to be a gun while dancing without his shirt on. 

In a report by the Washington Post earlier in the week, Morant reportedly punched a teenager in the head "12 to 13 times" in a pickup basketball game at Morant’s house last summer. 

According to the report, Morant went into his house after the altercation and emerged with a gun in his waist and his hand on the weapon. 

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Morant told police he had acted in self-defense and filed a police report after the teenager allegedly said he would come back after the altercation and "light this place up like fireworks."

"Any and every allegation involving a firearm has been fully investigated and could not be corroborated. This includes the NBA investigation last month, in which they found no evidence," Morant's agent, Jim Tanner, told The Washington Post, adding that it "was purely self-defense."

"Again, after this was fully investigated by law enforcement, they came to the decision not to charge Ja with any crime."

Hours after the report, Morant mimicked a gun motion when celebrating a teammate's three-point make against the Houston Rockets. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Grizzlies and to Morant’s agent.