Pedaling through Texas to help those who served

Melinda Dade kisses her husband, ex-Navy Lt. Jonathan Dade, after he arrived with other cyclists at their stop Tuesday in Georgetown on Project Hero’s Texas Challenge. At right are their children, Tristan, 4, and Karissa, 5. The six-day Texas Challenge, which benefits Project Hero’s injured military veteran riders, is a noncompetitive, therapeutic bike tour from San Antonio to Houston with stops throughout Central Texas. The nonprofit Project Hero helps veterans and first responders aflected by injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injury achieve rehabilitation, recovery and resilience. DEBORAH CANNON / AMERICAN-STATESMAN