Special Olympics Texas provides year-round events and competitions for over 58,000 children and adults with and without intellectual disabilities across Texas.
We are thrilled to announce
@michael13gallup
of the
@NFL
@dallascowboys
as a Special Olympics Texas Global Ambassador. Gallup’s impact has been felt both on and off the football field since arriving in Dallas. He has been proactive in giving back to the community.
This week we would like to feature the incredible
@TankSchottle
! Tank will be competing with Team Texas at this year's USA Games in Orlando, FL. We are so excited to watch him compete in Unified soccer. Check out his official trading card below.
Good luck Tank!
We know you have been waiting an immensely long time. As we look forward to things settling down, we hope that Return To Play will be happening shortly! Keep an eye out for more information as we are just as excited as you are to move things forward!
#SOConnected
#ReturnToPlay
We love these cleats! Thank you,
@Switz
. for choosing
@SpecialOlympics
as your cause! Let us know anytime you'd like to hang with
@SOTexas
athletes. :)
Join us this week as we introduce our new Host for the East Region!
Welcome to the Revolution please help us welcome LETR Officer Jason James & SOTX Athletes Shaun Linsey & Tank Schottle as they take the reins of the SOTX Podcast for the East Region.
Amazing group of
#Texans
players and coaches at St. Thomas High School for Coach Mike Devlin's offensive line camp plus working with Special Olympics athletes and raising money for Special Olympics (
@SOTexas
).
We’re excited to have
@BrooklynDecker
hosting our AUSTIN area Virtual Breakfast with Champions! Thank you, Brooklyn, for your continued support of our athletes!
A huge congrats to our friends at
@TexasTech
for being named as one of 36 Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools that made the 2020 ESPN Honor Roll!
#WreckEm
Watch here:
"
@hasbro
is proud to partner with Special Olympics on their Unified Champions Schools programs and to recognize [
@LewisvilleHS
] for creating a culture of inclusion, unity and acceptance.”
17 athletes, 6 coaches and 2 unified partners from Texas are traveling all the way to Abu Dhabi today to compete in the Special Olympics World Games representing Texas and Team USA! Check out some of the news coverage from their send off this morning:
Congratulations,
@SpringWoodsHigh
, on being recognized as a
@SONorthAmerica
UCS National Banner School and
@espn
Top-5 School 🥳 Check out this awesome video recap from today's celebration! More photos to come...
Excited to announce that the Special Olympics Texas Unified Cheer team from the Notre Dame School of Dallas won the first ever GOLD at the 50th Anniversary Celebration in Chicago! They deserve a lot of cheers in return!
#SOTX
#CheerUnified
@NotreDameDallas
@SOTexas
The latest ESPN '50 Game Changers' series featured the Austin and Special Olympics leader Jamaal Charles! He's an inspiration to our very own Special Olympics Texas athletes and many others. Check it out!
@jcharles25
@espn
@SOTexas
#InclusionRevolution
We express our gratitude that President Trump joins a long history of over 50 years of United States Presidents and Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle in their support of Special Olympics and the work we do in communities throughout the country.
Tonight landmarks all around the world will light up red in part of a global movement of inclusion. And Texas will too! If you’re in Dallas, be sure to check out the Reunion Tower, the…
A big thank you to
@DGO23_
for supporting our Special Olympics Texas athletes in
#MyCauseMyCleats
@houstontexans
In 2016, the NFL launched this initiative. It allows players to display on their cleats, for one game per season, causes that are important to them.
Today, we hosted our 2023 Winter Games Press Conference held at Sonesta Bee Cave Hotel and hosted by Mark Calaway, better known as "the
@undertaker
", and his wife,
@McCoolMichelleL
!
Stay tuned for more photos to come tomorrow 👀
It’s the first time in 50 years that the Chiefs are going to the Super Bowl.
A shout out to Special Olympics Texas board member, Gracie Hunt. The AFC Championship trophy is named after her grandfather, Lamar Hunt.
SOTX Global Messenger Meagan Flynn met with legislators today at the Texas Capitol, spreading the news about our upcoming State Capitol Day. She was honored on the House Floor by
@jamestalarico
and
@bucyfortexas
for her leadership and dedication to SOTX for 29 years!
#txlege
The SOTX community was invited to travel to the State Capitol on March 8th to serve as advocates for the movement toward inclusion and visit with lawmakers about the significant consequences that arise from the stigma and stereotypes faced by people with ID.
Congratulations to our Unified Basketball
@uiltexas
State Champions, Judson High School! Judson HS played the defending state champs in game two and managed to take home the gold! Congratulations to all the athletes, families, and school staff involved.
That’s a wrap! Good job to all the athletes who gave it their all! We hope you had a great time while doing it. Thank you to the many volunteers and sponsors who supported and who gave their time and care to make this a special and exciting time for our athletes .
#WG19
#SOTX
Photos from our event with
@AUProSports
are here! We would like to thank Athletes Unlimited for such a memorable day! Our athletes had a blast! Check out the incredible moments captured on camera by visiting the link below.
Tim Martin, SOTX President & CEO, announced extraordinary news today! The SOTX 50th Annual Summer Games will be making the move to San Antonio and hosted by
@MorgansWndrlnd
May 2 - 5, 2019. All events are FREE and open to the public.
@SOTexas
#SOTX
#SG19
To all those who are brave enough to make the ultimate sacrifice, thank you. Your bravery will not be forgotten. Happy Memorial Day from the SOTX family ❤️
Pro NFL player Austin Schlottmann has chosen to highlight Special Olympics Texas (Brenham) for his 2019 My Cause My Cleats charity. You can bid on these one-of-a-kind cleats here.
Happy Holidays and a HUGE thank you to our athletes, volunteers, and donors for making this year one for the books. We cannot wait to grow with you in 2020 ✨
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