April 26, 2012 | Updated: January 29, 2019

By Ramonica Jones

SOTX athletes from Down Home Ranch in Elgin were a big help at the Microsoft grand opening event held in Austin on April 26. Central Texas area competitors Rebecca, Mark, Kyle and Kristen mingled with techies and handed out Microsoft t-shirts and brochures to the huge crowd as they waited hours for the doors of the store to open for the first time.

Located in the Domain shopping center, the Microsoft store is the first in Austin.