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PBR’s Austin Gamblers Primary Car Sponsor for NASCAR’s Xfinity Series Race at Circuit of the Americas – EverythingCowboy.com
Gamblers partner with Young’s Motorsports on the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro of Leland Honeyman Jr. for Focused Health 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Gamblers, who compete in the groundbreaking PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Teams’ league, and Young’s Motorsports have announced a partnership designating the Gamblers as the primary sponsor of Leland Honeyman Jr.’s No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) when NASCAR rolls in for a thrilling weekend of racing March 22-24.
Racing fans from the Capital City will have their own car to cheer for as the partnership will showcase Gamblers branding on the custom-designed car that will participate in the NASCAR Xfinity Series practice session and qualifying on Friday, March 22, and the Focused Health 250 on Saturday, March 23.
In addition to Gamblers’ branding, the car also features the logos of two additional iconic Austin-based brands supporting the new bull riding league: Tecovas and YETI. Tecovas is the presenting partner of Gambler Days, the annual three-day PBR Camping World Team Series event scheduled at the Moody Center in Austin August 23 – 25. YETI is a founding partner of the Gamblers, who are Austin’s first professional bull riding team and regular season champions in the league’s first two seasons.
“This partnership with Young’s Motorsports is a unique opportunity to showcase the Gamblers brand and give bull riding fans and Austin-area NASCAR fans a car to root for,” said J.J. Gottsch, Gamblers CEO. “We’re grateful to have this opportunity with Youngs to bring a little bit more of Austin to NASCAR with Tecovas, YETI and the Gamblers.”
Additional events during the weekend include the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series, highlighted by the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday.
“Racing at Circuit of The Americas with the Austin Gamblers, YETI, and Tecovas onboard with me is a thrill,” said Honeyman Jr. “As the driver for Young’s Motorsports, I’m excited to bring the energy of Austin’s PBR fans to the racetrack. It’s all about combining the excitement of bull riding with the speed of racing, showing the true spirit of Austin and making the fans proud.”
About the Austin Gamblers: The Austin Gamblers, regular season champions in the 2022 and 2023 PBR Camping World Team Series, are based in Austin, Texas, where the team’s third-annual PBR Gambler Days homestand will be held at the Moody Center on August 23-25, 2024. The team is coached by PBR legend and World Champion Michael Gaffney. The team’s Assistant Coach is Brazilian native and PBR’s first World Champion and first three-time World Champion Adriano Moraes, who also serves as Director of Brazil Operations. Under the leadership of JJ Gottsch as CEO, the Austin Gamblers are owned by Egon and Abby Durban. Both originally from Texas, Egon is Co-CEO of Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, and serves on the board of directors of Dell Technologies, whose founder, Michael Dell, is also a minority investor in the Gamblers.
About Young’s Motorsports: Young’s Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series. In the Xfinity Series, they field the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for Leland Honeyman. In the Truck Series, they field the No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado for Mason Massey. In the ARCA Menards Series, they field the No. 02 Chevrolet SS part-time for Leland Honeyman.
About Leland Honeyman, Jr: (born February 23, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for Young’s Motorsports and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series driving the No. 02 for Young’s. He previously competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East and the NASCAR Truck Series for Young’s.
About NASCAR at COTA: Race fans will experience another unforgettable weekend of NASCAR in Austin, Texas when the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) return to Circuit of The Americas (COTA) March 22-24, 2024. The action-packed NASCAR at COTA weekend will Keep Austin Wheeled with the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday preceded by the NASCAR Xfinity Series 250 and XPEL 225 on Saturday.
About PBR Team Series: The PBR Camping World Team Series is an elite league featuring the world’s top bull riders competing on teams in five-on-five games leading to a Team Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. During the 2024 season, the league’s third, each of the 10 teams – Austin Gamblers of Austin, TX; Arizona Ridge Riders of Glendale, AZ; Carolina Cowboys of Greensboro, NC; Florida Freedom of Sunrise, FL; Kansas City Outlaws of Kansas City, MO; Nashville Stampede of Nashville, TN; New York Mavericks of Brooklyn, NY; OK; Oklahoma Wildcatters of Oklahoma City, OK; Missouri Thunder of Springfield, MO; and Texas Rattlers of Fort Worth, TX– will host a homestand. Neutral-site games to be announced are planned as well.
PBR Teams, launched in July 2022, builds on the existing structure of professional bull riding with the same basic rules for judging and scoring qualified 8-second bull rides. In events staged in a tournament-style format, all teams compete in head-to-head matchups against a different opponent each day. Each game features five riders per team squaring off against another team. Full team rosters are comprised of seven riders on the Protected Roster and five Reserve riders. The team with the highest aggregate score of qualified rides among its riders is declared the winner of each game. All PBR Teams events are carried on either the CBS Television Network, streaming live on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, or RidePass on Pluto TV.
PBR is part of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — After roughly a year and a half of work, the task force that’s been tapped to recommend a 2026 bond package to Austin City Council is out with its recommendations.
The task force has identified a package that would cost the city roughly $767 million and would tackle major projects in affordable housing, parks, transportation and flood mitigation.
It’s one of three options city council is expected to consider later this month. Another comes from a group of city council members who pitched a more than $400 million option that largely funds parks and recreation.
The third, a final proposal from city staff, is expected to be released later this month. Staff have already produced a draft proposal worth roughly $700 million.
How much would these cost you? City staff previously said that for every $100 million in additional debt the city takes on, the average Austin homeowner will see their bill go up by $14.34 annually.
‘The needs … outstrip our debt capacity’
The city has identified far more needs than it can fund — with estimates ranging into the billions — while its bond capacity is only around $700 to $750 million.
The Bond Election Advisory Task Force (BEATF) set out to identify the most pressing of those unmet needs.
“The needs in our community outstrip our debt capacity. We have more needs, very deeply felt, than we can afford to do,” a member of the BEATF said during a Monday meeting.
In the end, the BEATF landed on a $766.5 million pitch with the following funding buckets:
- $200 million: Affordable housing
- $175 million: Parks and open space
- $106 million: Facilities (libraries, museums, the Austin animal center)
- $25 million: Homeless Strategy Office (helping fund a new 1,200 bed shelter)
- $147 million: Transportation
- $113 million: Storm and flood mitigation infrastructure
You can find the full list of recommended projects here.
Council members pitch second option
Last month, Austin city council members asked the BEATF to consider an alternate option that would include a smaller bond in 2026 and potentially going back to voters in 2028.
In a message board post those council members pitched the following for a 2026 bond:
• $250-$260 million for parks projects, not including any maintenance facilities
• $50-$60 million for community facilities, such as libraries and cultural arts
• $75-$80 million for active transportation projects
“Should this option ultimately be pursued, we would then use the work of the BEATF and staff for the non-parks categories as the starting point for a 2028 bond discussion,” the council members said.
In the end the BEATF put together a second option — which is not their preferred option, but satisfies the ask from some council members — that would come in at $436 million.
The breakdown is:
- $225 million: Parks and open space
- $106 million: Facilities
- $25 million: Homeless Strategy Office
- $80 million: Transportation
You can find the breakdown of that option here.
AUSTIN, Texas – One of the nation’s largest support networks for survivors of domestic and sexual violence is facing a crossroads.
In the last year alone, the SAFE Alliance has lost roughly $4 million in philanthropic and government funding. That massive gap is forcing the organization to end a critical service.
The backstory:
“The part that is going away for Eloise House is the forensic examinations specifically,” said Dr. Pierre Berastain, CEO of SAFE Alliance.
According to SAFE Alliance, it provides 95% of all forensic examinations for sexual assault victims in the city of Austin, amounting to roughly 600 tests annually. Now, hospitals will be taking on that responsibility.
“Response times for forensic exams, whenever they happen at SAFE, are within an hour, an hour and a half max,” Berastain said.
And that’s only the wait time for the test. It often takes much longer at hospitals. On top of that, the exam itself can take anywhere from three to six hours to perform.
“When survivors go to the hospital, they’re having to tell about a dozen people what happened to them, before they’re talking to someone who can actually take their story. They’re waiting hours, sometimes up to eight hours in a room before they are with a nurse or an advocate who can help them. After that, they’re getting a bill for thousands of dollars. The actual exam is free, but the hospital charges you for everything else. We do not do any of that here,” said Holly Bowles, director of the Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy Program at SAFE.
While the assessment is free by law, survivors often get hit with “facility fees” or charges for other medical treatments at hospitals.
“Victims have received no bills from SAFE Alliance whenever they receive forensic examinations. What I can tell you from national data is that victims sometimes receive hospital bills that amount to two, three, $4,000 for services,” Berastain said.
SAFE’s CEO said that while the organization will no longer be able to provide this key service, it is still committed to supporting survivors and hopes to partner with the hospitals in this transition moving forward.
“We’re not going anywhere. And so, my reaction is one of taking in the news, accepting, and then determining what it is that we need to do to ensure that services don’t go away,” Berastain said.
What’s next:
Mayor Kirk Watson announced Tuesday that Ascension Seton, Baylor Scott & White, and St. David’s will conduct the exams.
The three major hospital systems issued a joint statement about their commitment to a “seamless transition,” promising high-quality, trauma-informed care.
The Source: Information from interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin’s Katie Pratt
SXSW 2026 continued its run with another exciting day of live music across Austin, Texas, as Day Four brought together a mix of rising artists and standout performances. From packed venues to intimate showcases, the festival once again delivered a dynamic range of sounds and styles.
Photographer Kirk Stauffer captures the energy of Day Four through a collection of live performance moments that highlight the diversity and creativity of SXSW. From high-energy sets to more intimate performances, these images reflect another memorable day at one of the world’s premier music festivals.
Take a look at some of our favorite moments from Day Four of SXSW 2026.
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TTSSFU returned to the stage at Mohawk during SXSW 2026 with another electrifying performance. Known for a bold sound and commanding presence, their set brought high energy and intensity to one of Austin’s most iconic venues.
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Saige Davis delivered a soulful and engaging performance at Antone’s during SXSW 2026. With expressive vocals and a strong stage presence, her set created a memorable moment in one of Austin’s most historic music venues.
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Better Joy performed at Marlow during SXSW 2026, delivering an engaging set that blended indie sensibilities with an upbeat and vibrant sound. Their performance added to the diverse lineup of artists showcased throughout the festival.
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