Kim Loop

With hard work and determination. Alexandra Rose, 76, an AARP Texas volunteer residing in Midland who is a regular guest columnist for the Midland Reporter-Telegram, will lace up her shoes and compete in the 13.1 mile 3M Half-Marathon in Austin on January 24. She plans to run-walk the event in just a little over three hours. Although she wakes up at 4:30 a.m. daily to walk four miles, marathons and half-marathons are not only a passion for Alex but actually fun. She’s competed in the past in the Boston Marathon, the New York Marathon, the White Rock Marathon (Dallas), the Cowtown Martahon (Fort Worth) and the Duke City Marathon (Albuquerque). She’s done her share of half-marathons and 10 Ks. Her brother, who lives in Boston and has been a Boston Marathon qualifier in the past, will be joining her in Austin for the Jan. 24 event. "You’ve got to keep fit and do whatever it takes to stay healthy," says Alex.

Mary Scott has been selected by AARP, the nonprofit membership organization for people 50 and over, to receive Texas’s 2009 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible volunteer award for community service. This award symbolizes that individuals have the power and ability to make a difference in the lives of others.

Seven legislators honored for legislative achievements

AARP Texas yesterday honored Houston-area Senator Rodney Ellis with an award for his work in the Legislature on behalf of the 50+ population.

Four cases reported in Fort Worth to date

SAN ANTONIO, TX – The City of San Antonio and the Bexar County Commissioners Court – in collaboration with AARP Texas -- have proclaimed the week of September 21 as Fall Prevention Awareness Week.

AARP Texas is pleased to announce that Executive Council Member Dr. Beng T. Ho is the recipient of the Selenia E. & Joseph C. Valley Community Advocate of the Year Award from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Lawmakers recognized for their work on behalf of seniors

Applications Set Record For 9 Year Old Program; New Hospital-Health Care Honor Established

MARSHALL, TX – The Wiley College debate team, which gained national prominence through the movie “The Great Debaters” in 2007, will argue the pros and cons of the most talked about domestic issue of the day – health care reform – at a free event September 15 in Marshall.