For the third year in a row, Bee Cave and Lakeway hosted the Special Olympics Winter Games, a regional competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
On Feb. 16-18, hundreds of athletes from across the state competed in the multiday event, which included sports such as powerlifting, volleyball, floorball and golf.
Both cities helped fund the event through hotel occupancy tax revenue, with Lakeway contributing $300,000 and Bee Cave contributing $100,000—a small price to pay in the view of city leaders who said they recognize both the social impact of the event and the benefit of visitors boosting the local economy.
Other community sponsors included WellPoint, Driscoll Health Systems, Covert Bee Cave, Lakeway Police Foundation, ACES and Hill Country Galleria.
