Nice ideas. Thank you for reading the brief and incorporating some of the comments. I like them all. #23 is a bit too simple but I like the lines within the star. The longhorns depcited are huge, big, strong...!
#26 and 25 are the best...#24 is pretty cool but I like the power of 26 and 25. The star in 25 looks a little too shiny and Hollywood...and that means to perfect or too new next to the tough bull...could the star be more rough, rugged?
I like the star in 43 and 39...I love that look...but the designs got awfully busy and cluttered. The versions where the star has the circles in it are too much for me - dont like the circle attached to the stars...43, 41, 39, 38, 37.
24 was good but with the new designs, I will move it down because it has less of the elements I was looking for. No baseball or tie to the GROUP of guys...these are focused on the birthday more than the group of guys?
But I really like the look...I would suggest to make less busy...not use CAVERS at all or not as prominently. Use the classic star and no circles.