"It was a big mistake," Mayor John Whitmire said about HISD's decision to deny the band an opportunity to perform at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans next year.

A mayor cut through political red tape for so the Waltrip High School band (Garden Oaks, Texas) could go perform at Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire offers an escort by Houston police officers for the Waltrip High School Roaring Ram Band to perform at the 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

HISD will allow the Waltrip High School band to perform at the 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans after previously deciding that the band wouldn't be attending the game, according to the Mayor's Office. The reversal comes after Mayor John Whitmire offered the help of Houston Police Department officers to HISD Superintendent Mike Miles.