Former About.com Austin Guides:
Jacci Bear is a native Texan who has been in Austin full-time since 1991 and a frequent visitor for several years before that. Assistant (and daughter) Lyla Bear was born here in Austin in 1991.Experience:
A former officer in the Texas Army National Guard at Camp Mabry in Austin, Jacci has raised four children here while also working from home or from various Wi-Fi hotspots around town. She's been writing about Austin places, events, and life in Central Texas since 1998.Lyla has been writing about Austin since 2003. She lives in Austin with her mother, step-father, twin sisters, pet gerbil, two dogs and 9 cats. When not writing articles and taking pictures for the Austin, Texas site, Lyla enjoys reading, acting, going to concerts, and outdoor activities such as geocaching, hiking and biking.
Education:
Jacci attended the University of Texas at Arlington (UT's North Texas campus).Formerly an honors student in the Austin Independent School District, Lyla is now in homeschooling and a Senior in High School.