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Many Texans with disabilities are able to access job trainings, but access to the actual jobs is a challenge. A new partnership between the Texas Association of Business and Special Olympics Texas aims to close that gap.
The Special Olympics has dropped a coronavirus vaccine mandate for its games in Orlando after Florida moved to fine the organization $27.5 million for violating a state law against such requirements.
Athletes from all over the state are in San Antonio this weekend for the return of the Special Olympics Texas Summer Games.
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For the second consecutive year, the Special Olympics Summer Games in San Antonio have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Tuesday.
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Special Olympics Texas’ (SOTX) annual Summer Games will once again be held in San Antonio.
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SAN ANTONIO – The 2021 Special Olympics Summer Games scheduled at Morgan’s Wonderland for April 29 through May 2 have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials with Special Olympics Texas announced Tuesday. The decision was made to “ensure the safety and health of all attendees,” Special Olympics Texas CEO Tim Martin said. “Naturally, we’re disappointed that the lingering coronavirus outbreak has altered plans for the 2021 Summer Games,” said Ron Morander, CEO of the Morgan’s Wonderland Inclusion Foundation. A decision on a later date will be determined and updates on the Summer Games will be available at https://www.sotx.org/summergames. In the meantime, after being closed for approximately a year because of COVID-19, Morgan’s Wonderland plans to reopen to guests on March 5.
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(Gary Schottle via AP)Gary Schottle arrived in time to see the other kids in line hitting and jumping on his young son. Special Olympics changed everything. Special Olympics has since branched out to more than 170 countries, empowering more than 5 million athletes who had often been cast aside. In 20 years of Special Olympics competition, Tank's confidence has soared, his leadership spreading across playing fields, the Houston area and beyond. Once one of the bullied, he has become a living embodiment of the Special Olympics message.
