{"id":64901,"date":"2024-03-29T22:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T03:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=64901"},"modified":"2024-03-29T22:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T03:29:28","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-march-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/03\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-march-29-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News &#8211; March 29, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myhighplains.com\/news\/local-news\/deaf-smith-county\/deaf-smith-county-hospital-district-to-host-bicycle-safety-and-health-fair-on-may-15\/\">Deaf Smith County Hospital District to host bicycle safety and health fair on May 15<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by: Dailyn Wells\t| www.myhighplains.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.myhighplains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2024\/03\/image_5d65b4.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KAMR\/KCIT) \u2014 Officials with Deaf Smith County Hospital District announced it will host a bicycle safety and health fair event from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on May 15 at the Hereford Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Deaf Smith County Hospital District press release, this event aims to educate children more about bicycle safety and health using educational resources and activities. The release added that the event will be free to the public. \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kltv.com\/video\/2024\/03\/29\/longview-city-council-approves-updated-parks-recreation-master-plan\/\">Video: Longview City Council approves updated Parks and Recreation Master Plan<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.kltv.com<\/h4>\n<p>At Thursday night\u2019s meeting, Longview City Council was presented and approved the updated Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen a large uptick in pickle ball requests. We\u2019ve seen a large request for extended hiking and biking trails, as well as sidewalks.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3rd Annual Gear Up Against Kids Cancer Bike Ride by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7uCsj7A0oy\">https:\/\/t.co\/7uCsj7A0oy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/1773839158672326899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/03\/29\/suspect-charged-in-hit-and-run-that-killed-bicyclist-on-far-west-side-in-2022\/\">Video: Suspect charged in hit-and-run that killed bicyclist on far West Side in 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>Rebecca Salinas | www.ksat.com<\/h4>\n<p>Kenneth Arthur Relitz, 34, charged with collision involving death\nSAN ANTONIO \u2013 A man was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in west Bexar County in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Arthur Relitz, 34, is charged with collision involving death, a second-degree felony.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2022, in the 9100 block of Culebra Road, near Arcadia Creek and Grissom Road.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio police said a \u2026<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/foxsanantonio.com\/newsletter-daily\/dna-evidence-finds-suspect-in-2022-fatal-cyclist-hit-and-cyclist-collision\">DNA evidence finds suspect in 2022 fatal cyclist hit-and-run<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>foxsanantonio.com<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foxsanantonio.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/full\/1900\/center\/80\/cc884aa0-ecef-465c-9133-1de3ce3fb700-Untitleddesign48.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO &#8211; A man has been arrested after DNA evidence found him guilty of a 2022 fatal collision that left one bicyclist dead.<\/p>\n<p>Around 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2022, 33-year-old Geoffrey Shafer was riding his bicycle in the left lane of the road on the 9100 block of Culebra.<\/p>\n<p>Shafer was fatally hit by a vehicle, which did not stop to help him.<\/p>\n<p>A 2016 Volkswagon Golf vehicle with \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmbra.org\/wp\/results\/\">Trek TX CX MTB State Championship Series<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>www.tmbra.org<\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tmbra.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/TMBRA_2021_LOGO-FLAT.ai-1.png?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Overall series points<\/p>\n<pre><code>Barber Hills Hard Labor \u2013 Paris TX\nRocky Hill Roundup \u2013 Smithville TX\nBent Wheel Bash \u2013 Abilene TX\nCameron Park Blowout \u2013 Waco TX\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Hill Country Bicycle Works 2023\/24 Marathon State Championship Series<\/p>\n<p>Overall 2023\/24 Marathon standings<\/p>\n<pre><code>Palo Duro Marathon\nThe H\u00fcgelland Holiday Marathon\nChuck\u2019s Big New Adventure\n2024 Excruciation Exam | Quiz | Review\nMiles of Discomfort\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/news\/national-marrow-donor-program-kicks-off-their-nationwide-cycling-event\/\">National Marrow Donor Program kicks off their nationwide cycling event<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>by: Jocelyn Flores\t| www.ktsm.com<\/h4>\n<p>EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 Raising funds one bike ride at a time.<\/p>\n<p>The National Marrow Donor Program (now formally known as NMDP) is gearing up to start their six-ride tour across the U.S. to help raise funds for treatments for patients in need of a blood stem cell transplant.<\/p>\n<p>According to NMDP, the first stop is in El Paso and then trekking across the state to Austin to get a glimpse of the solar eclipse. Riders then will get to tour through the wine country in Napa, California, bike up to Milwaukee and Chicago, coast through Boston and Pennsylvania and end the trail in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the NMDP foundation raised more than \u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2024\/03\/29\/texas-bicycling-news-march-29-2024\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-gSN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64902,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64901\/revisions\/64902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}