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Gerald McLeod

Austin

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  • 1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

    Alamo City park is more than a picnic spot Brackenridge Park in San Antonio has 126 years of history and the bones of a world-class park. The heavily wooded area near the headwaters of the San Antonio River north of downtown has seen human occupation for 12,000 years. In 1899, George Brackenridge donated 199 acres to the city. Over the years the park has grown to 343 acres. The park now includes the zoo, Japanese Tea Garden, museum, and municipal golf course.

  • 2 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

    Uvalde mural project helps the community remember and heal The Healing Uvalde Mural Project can’t help but bring a tear to your eye, and, maybe, a smile to your face. Nineteen young children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde were murdered on May 24, 2022, by a madman not yet old enough to buy a beer, but he could legally purchase a high-powered, semiautomatic weapon with armor-piercing ammunition.

  • 2 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

    Art project memorializes lives lost in 2022 tragedy Artists from around the state came together in South Texas during the summer of 2022 to memorialize and celebrate 21 lives lost at the Robb Elementary shooting on March 24, 2022, with 22 murals in downtown Uvalde. In some cases, family and friends helped the artist paint the brick wall, each adding their own special mark to the artwork.

  • 3 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

    New Gulf Coast museum rides the Texas surfing scene The Texas Surf Museum in Galveston documents a niche sport along the Texas coast that captured the imagination of local beach boys and girls. American teenagers were introduced to surfing culture through popular music coming out of California in the 1960s. Even landlocked youths dreamed of “riding the wild surf.” Spring breaks often involved a long car ride to the Texas coast for a ride on a rented surfboard.

  • 4 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | Gerald McLeod

    Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway offers a diverse list of outdoor activities in a wooded setting. In the hills of the Cross Timbers region outside of Mineral Wells, the 646-acre lake attracts anglers, boaters, and swimmers. Cliffs in the park challenge rock climbers. The park has hiking trails open to mountain bikers and horseback riders. The Trailway is a 20-mile hike-and-bike trail between Mineral Wells and Weatherford that is also open to equestrians.

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