{"id":54412,"date":"2020-10-16T22:54:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T03:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=54412"},"modified":"2020-10-16T22:54:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T03:54:29","slug":"texas-biking-news-october-16th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2020\/10\/16\/texas-biking-news-october-16th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News October 16th 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Longtime Rockets scout Brent Johnson dies in bicycle accident<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jonathan Feigen | www.houstonchronicle.com<\/h3>\n

Longtime Rockets personnel scout Brent \u00e2\u20ac\u0153B.J.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Johnson, a well-known and popular fixture throughout basketball, died Thursday evening following a bicycle accident in Houston. Johnson was 65.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He was riding his bike and hit a culvert,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Johnson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wife Claudette said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153There was construction. They are thinking he fell forward and broke his neck because there was no blood.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Johnson was one of the longest-tenured members of the Rockets organization having worked in the basketball operations department since …<\/p>\n

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Alvin ISD student on bicycle dies after being struck by car<\/a><\/h2>\n

Jaime E. Galvan | www.khou.com<\/h3>\n

ALVIN, Texas \u00e2\u20ac\u201d A 16-year-old Alvin ISD student on a bicycle died after being struck by a vehicle Friday morning.<\/p>\n

This happened just before 7 a.m. in the area of Davis Bend Road near Owen Street.<\/p>\n

Alvin police said the teen was hit by a vehicle heading south on Davis Bend Road.<\/p>\n

Police said the bicyclist was heading north in the southbound lanes when he was struck.<\/p>\n

He was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. …<\/p>\n

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Report: Texas Gov Greg Abbott Niece Sherry Killed In Bicycle Accident [Unconfirmed]<\/a><\/h2>\n

thecount.com<\/h3>\n

TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS: (THECOUNT) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sherry Abbott, the niece of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, has died in a bicycle-versus-truck collision, according to several reports on social media.<\/p>\n

An obituary, appearing on theartsofentertainment, reported Friday, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The death left friends, family and loved ones heart-broken as the news surrounding the death of Sherry Abbott was announced. …<\/p>\n

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City of Austin offers free bicycle parking stations to businesses<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Andy Nghiem | austintxnews.com<\/h3>\n

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The City of Austin’s Active Transportation and Street Design program is accepting applications from property owners and managers to install free bike parking within public rights of way.<\/p>\n

According to the Austin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Transportation Department, property owners and managers can choose from U-racks, which can be installed onto existing concrete within the right of way and provides parking for up …<\/p>\n

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