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Local Cops to Collect Tips for SOTX at Texas Roadhouse on July 21

Special Olympics TexasPolice officers and Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) members from all around the Dallas-Fort Worth area will trade in their handcuffs for serving aprons at the annual Tip A Cop Night held at several Texas Roadhouse locations in the area (listed below) on Thursday, July 21.

During the 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. dinner shift, officers will serve tables and collect tips, which will be turned in as donations to Special Olympics Texas at the end of the dinner shift. Additional locations may be announced later. All confirmed participating restaurants are subject to cancellation without notice.

The public is urged to dine at one of the several 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 10,700 athletes with intellectual disabilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Dallas-Area Locations

  • Garland                       5012 N. President George Bush Hwy.
  • Grand Prairie              2536 W. I-20
  • McKinney                    3101 S. Central Expressway
  • Mesquite                    1420 N. Peachtree Road
  • Sherman                     2773 US Hwy 75 North
  • Texarkana                  4002 Saint Michael Dr.
Fort Worth-Area Locations

  • Bedford                      3000 Crystal Springs St.
  • Denton                       2817 S. I-35 East
  • Flower Mound           3811 Long Prairie Road
  • Fort Worth                 4720 SW Loop 820
  • Fort Worth                 5250 Endicott Avenue
  • Mansfield                   940 N. Hwy. 287
  • The Colony                 4125 State Hwy. 121
 (All participating locations are subject to change without notice.)

Contributions can be made via cash, check or credit card. For more information, contact Doug Ray (dray@sotx.org) at 214.943.9981.