{"id":21063,"date":"2013-04-20T23:05:45","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T04:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21063"},"modified":"2013-04-20T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T04:05:45","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-20th-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/04\/20\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-20th-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Paso Bicycle Club Ride<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nDescription: \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Meet at Rio Plaza, 6205 Upper Valley Rd (at Artcraft). Ride to La Union then to Border Crossing. 35 miles, 16-18 mph pace. Rick Rivas, …<\/p>\n

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The 2013 3rd Annual FWMBA Fort Worth Fat Tire Festival!<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nThe Fort Worth Mountain Bikers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Association (FWMBA), a 501c3, non-profit mountain bike club with trails at Marion Sansom and Gateway Parks in Fort Worth, Texas and Bicycles Incorporated would like to extend an invitation to all to attend the 2013 3rd Annual FWMBA Fort Worth Fat Tire Festival at Gateway Park, Sunday, June 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The festival, a fund raiser for FWMBA, will celebrate all things mountain bike including live music, food trucks, beverages, special mountain bike events, beginners mountain bike clinic, bicycle demos, and…<\/p>\n

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2013 Council Candidate Questionaire<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeDenton
\n*Updated with responses from Brendan Carroll and Jim Engelbrecht*
\nHoward always did really well to ask simple, pointed questions of our local politicians ahead of elections in years past. This year should be no different, as much of the concerns in the post-Denton Mobility Plan-approval world are much the same as before \u00e2\u20ac\u201c with give or take marginal progress.
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\nBut first, the quick info:<\/p>\n

Denton City Elections will take place Saturday, May 11 with early voting starting on April 29. You can find info on all of the candidates as well as whether you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re up to date on registration on…<\/p>\n

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Event allows cyclists to raise money, awareness about hunger<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBy Kaitlin Warrington \/ Texas Baptist Communications
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\nHundreds of cycling events support everything from cancer research to schools. One event focuses on hunger in Texas.<\/p>\n

Bike Out Hunger begins April 22 in The Woodlands and finishes April 27 in Arlington. The event seeks to raise awareness of, active involvement in and funds for hunger issues in Texas. It also allows cyclists to participate in anti-hunger efforts throughout the ride, helping them learn how to make hunger advocacy part of their…<\/p>\n

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Fort Worth Bike Sharing Program Preview<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nFORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Fort Worth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brand new bike sharing program officially opens to the public on April 22 at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

The Fort Worth B-Cycle program will have bikes waiting for anyone to rent. There will be 30 rental stations and some 300 bikes to carry riders from the Hospital District to the Arts District and from downtown to Texas Christian University (TCU).<\/p>\n

On Monday morning CBS 11 News This Morning will be live with…<\/p>\n

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Man rams officer with stolen bicycle on UTB campus<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nA man was arrested at the University of Texas Brownsville campus after he stole a bicycle and injured a police officer.<\/p>\n

Around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a security guard saw David Guajardo take a bike from the Gym Annex bicycle rack.<\/p>\n

A police officer was able to track Guajardo down a short while late and ordered him to stop.<\/p>\n

UTB police said Guajardo refused to stop and…<\/p>\n

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Tweets<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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#teamradioactive<\/a> #cycling<\/a> #texas<\/a> @bpms150 http:\/\/t.co\/qd0otTi3ir<\/a><\/p>\n

— Genevieve Espinoza (@Gespinoza) April 21, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n