Texas Biking News December 30th 2019
2019 Best Roads Winner
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Paluxy Pedal had the smoothest roads of the tours that we took in 2019. …
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Kyndall Lee Anderson makes her way past the intersection of Eighth Street and Austin Avenue, where she was hit by a motorist five years ago. She was in a coma for 11 days after the accident. Anderson, for the first time, commemorated the anniversary of the accident by riding with friends through the intersection, then gathering at …
Tributes pour in for former state Rep. Roberto Gutierrez
By Steve Taylor | riograndeguardian.com
MCALLEN, RGV – Tributes have poured in for former state Rep. Roberto Gutierrez who passed away Dec. 28, aged 83.
The McAllen Democrat was a key player in legislation to set up South Texas College and the UT Regional Academic Health Center, a forerunner to UT-Rio Grande Valley’s school of medicine.
Gutierrez served 14 years in the Texas House of Representatives, from 1991 to 2005. He also served as a sergeant in the United States Army, 49th Armored Division, being mobilized during the Berlin Crisis of 1961. …
… He pioneered the idea of a medical school in South Texas with the implementation of a Regional Academic Health Center and a UT Biomedical Research Facility. Additionally, Roberto championed an early diabetes detection program for Texas school-age children, passed a bill for bicycle safety, and created laws such as Joey’s Law to protect our youth. …
Our favorite Eagle photos from December 2019
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Nevaeh Smith, 8, checks out her new bicycle during the 15th annual Christmas Bikes for Kids event Friday at the Walmart Supercenter on Briarcrest. Paradowski Law provided 100 bikes to area children in need in partnership with the Walmart store. Each child also received a helmet donated by Brooke and Andy Harrington.
Bike rider struck by car taken to local hospital with serious injuries
By Alex Gibbs | www.kwtx.com
NOLANVILLE, Texas (KWTX) A man who was struck by a car while riding his bicycle Monday evening in Nolanville was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, authorities said.
The accident was reported at around 5:10 p.m. Monday on Nolan Loop.
The driver of the Hyundai Elantra that struck the bicyclist told authorities she …
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