Events

• Date: Friday, 10/16/2026
• Time: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
• Location: Timmerman Park, 12616 Skimmer Run, Manor, TX 78653

• Date: Friday, 10/17/2026
• Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Location: 510 Burnet St N, Manor, TX 78653

The 290 Extension Project team tabled at the Great Pumpkin Bash on October 11, 2026, to raise community awareness of the virtual open house and collect contact information of interested stakeholders. Team members engaged the community from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in front of the Elgin Recreation Center at 361 State Hwy 95, Elgin, TX 78621. The event was a family-centered event put on by the City of Elgin Parks and Recreation Department. The event provided a space for children to participate in fall-related activities, including the Mobility Authority-sponsored pumpkin ring toss.

The 290 Extension Project team tabled at the St. Joseph Fiesta on October 10, 2026, to raise community awareness of the virtual open house and collect contact information of interested stakeholders. Team members engaged the community from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 10104 Hill Lane, Manor, Texas 78653. The event was a celebration of the church’s 150-year anniversary. The event was a large gathering of the Manor community, allowing the project team to inform many residents of the virtual open house in both English and Spanish.

The 290 Extension Project team tabled at the Manor ISD Back to School Bash on August 8, 2026, to raise community awareness of the project and allow people to sign up for project updates. The team was at Manor Senior High School, 14832 FM 973, Manor, TX 78653 from 9:00 am to 1:00pm. The event, aimed at providing Manor ISD students with school supplies, allowed the project team to inform a key demographic of daily school and work commuters about the project while providing materials for the new school year.

The 290 Extension Project team tabled at the Elgin Western Days Vendor Market to raise community awareness of the project and upcoming Open Houses in the Fall of 2026. We visited with community members to provide project updates and and received signups for our newsletter.

Rain or shine, the 290 Extension Project team is out in the community. The team hosted a booth at the Hogeye Festival in Elgin on October 25 to inform the community of the project. We discussed the project with almost 200 attendees at this large community event.

 

The 290 Extension Project team attended the Manor Police Department’s Manor Night at the Park event. Our team members discussed the project with local families and gave away swag for attendees at the free family-friendly event. Thanks to all who stopped by and learned more about the 290 Extension Project.

The 290 Extension Project team engaged the community at the Hispanic Heritage Festival at Timmerman Park in Manor. We shared information about the Community Listening Session comment period and collected feedback from community members and local business owners so they can stay informed and share their input on the potential improvements to the corridor. 

On May 17, the 290 Extension Project team hosted a booth at the Manor Community Farmers’ Market. The project team visited with community members to discuss the project and upcoming Community Listening Sessions while they browsed local artisan goods.

The 290 Extension Project team set up in Historic Downtown Elgin to engage attendees at the monthly Sip Shop & Stroll event. We spread the word with community members and local business owners about the upcoming Community Listening Sessions so they can provide input on the potential improvements to the corridor.

The 290 Extension Project team tabled at the Manor ISD Back to School Bash on August 9, 2025 to raise community awareness of the project. The event allowed the team to inform daily school and work commuters about the project.

The 290 Extension Project team tabled at La Cultura Market in Elgin on August 9, 2025 to raise community awareness of the project and collect contact information of interested stakeholders. The event spotlighted Hispanic artisans and vendors to celebrate Hispanic culture and offered the opportunity for the project team to inform local community members about the project in an accessible manner with translated materials.

The 290 Extension Project team engaged with more than 100 members of the community in Manor at the Early Learning Center on September 23, 2025. At the event attendees could view project informational materials, interact with roll plot maps to provide location-based input, talk to project team members to get questions answered, and provide overall project feedback via a survey and comment card option.
Click here to view the Community Listening Session materials.

290 Extension Project team engaged with approximately 150 members of the community in Elgin at the ACC campus on September 25, 2025. Similar to the Manor event, attendees could view project informational materials, interact with roll plot maps to provide location-based input, talk to project team members to get questions answered, and provide overall project feedback via a survey and comment card option.
Click here to view the Community Listening Session materials.

The 290 Extension Project hosted a virtual listening session from September 9 – October 10, 2025 to gather input from the public on the future of the corridor. The virtual session consisted of informational materials including a video presentation and the opportunity to provide input through an online survey and interactive map. Click here to view the Community Listening Session materials.