Austin Cops to Collect Tips for SOTX at Texas Roadhouse

NORTH AUSTIN-PLFUGERVILLE, TX - From Special Olympics Texas: Police officers and Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) members from Austin and Pflugerville will trade in their handcuffs for serving aprons at the annual Tip A CopNight, being held at three Texas Roadhouse locations in the Austin area (listed below) on Thursday, July 27. From 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., officers will serve tables and collect tips, which will be turned in as donations to Special Olympics Texas (SOTX) at the end of the dinner shift.

The public is encouraged to come out and dine at one of the three Texas Roadhouse locations and ‘Tip A Cop’ for his/her dedicated effort to support SOTX athletes. All tips will go toward providing SOTX programming for more than 4,000 children and adults with intellectual disabilities in the Central Texas area.

This event operates under the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), which is SOTX’s largest grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness vehicle. Through efforts like Tip A Cop Night, Texas LETR raised over $1.4 million in 2016 to support more than 58,300 SOTX athletes across the state.

Contributions can be made via cash, check or credit card.

For more information, contact Courtney Shelton (cshelton@sotx.org) at 512.491.2927.

Participating Locations (Subject to change without notice)

• 13435 US Hwy 183 North, Austin, TX (map)

• Southpark Meadows, 9300 S I- 35 Service Rd., Austin, TX (map)

• 15415 N. I-35 Service Road NB, Pflugerville, TX (map)

Video and Image via Special Olympics of Texas