{"id":211279,"date":"2026-03-19T11:36:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/211279\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:36:07","slug":"hundreds-of-veterans-to-ride-into-bastrop-may-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/211279\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of veterans to ride into Bastrop May 1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanlegionpost533.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Legion Post No. 533<\/a> in Bastrop was tapped to host the 2026 American Legion Riders Texas State Rally\u2014an event that will be held May 1-3.<\/p>\n<p>The American Legion Riders is a motorcycle-based program within the American Legion made up of military veterans, active-duty service members and sometimes family members who share a passion for riding and supporting veterans.<\/p>\n<p>What we know<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 American Legion Riders Texas State Rally is expected to draw hundreds of riders from across the state for a weekend defined by the steady rumble of engines.<\/p>\n<p>Registration, priced at $55, is available <a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/251694491937067\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As of March 16, there were 248 registered riders, and Patricia Pierce, the director of the American Legion Riders at Post No. 533, expects that figure to only grow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be having approximately 400-500 veterans and veteran supporters convene in Bastrop in the first week of May,\u201d she told Community Impact.<\/p>\n<p>Also of note <\/p>\n<p>The schedule of events across the three days includes a variety of activities, including:<\/p>\n<p>Organized rides to local landmarks, memorials and scenic routesOptions for structured group rides and self-paced routesMeet-and-greets with riders from other chaptersLive music, dinners and informal hangoutsProceeds will benefit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legion.org\/get-involved\/community-programs\/veterans-and-children-foundation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Legion Veterans and Children Foundation<\/a>\u2014a nonprofit organization established in 1925 that provides temporary financial assistance for food, housing and utilities to veterans with minor children.<\/p>\n<p>Notable quote<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to bring this to Bastrop,\u201d Pierce said. \u201cIt will not only bring revenue to the city; it will be a historical moment at our post for our veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"American Legion Post No. 533 in Bastrop was tapped to host the 2026 American Legion Riders Texas State&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211280,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[82760,82755,82757,49672,82756,132,134,133,13491,82759,82758,27,1913],"class_list":["post-211279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-82760","tag-al","tag-alr","tag-american-legion","tag-american-legion-riders","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-bastrop","tag-patricia-pierce","tag-state-rally","tag-texas","tag-veterans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211279\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}