Texas Biking Action October 28th 2020
12-year-old’s entrepreneurial spirit leads bike shop to success during pandemic
Author: Grace White | www.khou.com
Arel Silva was determined to not let the COVID-19 pandemic slow down his bicycle repair business.
HOUSTON — For most businesses, 2020 has been about reinventing the wheel, but inside one garage bike shop, the owner has been busier than ever.
“My entire focus is to try and fix bikes right for the right price," Arel Silva said.
Silva is 12 and has quite the entrepreneurial spirit.
“I can’t say exactly what age, but it was around the age of 5, I think, and at that age, I was really interested," he said.
His first dream was …
Harris County’s upcoming hike and bike paths will give ‘power walk’ a new meaning
Jay R. Jordan | www.chron.com
Pitter-patter, buzz buzz.
Get used to those sounds on your evening stroll. A new agreement between Harris County and CenterPoint Energy paved the way to construct hundreds of miles of hike and bike trails along grassy right-of-way that houses high-voltage power lines.
The county and energy company formally signed an agreement Tuesday allowing engineers to start working on designing the trails.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the …