▁special ▁fund ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁Department . ▁Near by ▁popular ▁attra ctions ▁include ▁the ▁ ▁m osa ic ▁Wall ▁of ▁Welcome , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁dedicated ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Public ▁open ▁space ▁includes ▁Br ent wood ▁Park , ▁sp anning ▁just ▁over ▁, ▁with ▁tennis ▁courts , ▁s occer ▁fields , ▁baseball ▁diam onds ▁and ▁a ▁plays cape . ▁Only ▁ 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁Br ent wood ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁public ▁open ▁space , ▁but ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁include ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁dog ▁park ▁at ▁a ▁location ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁decided . ▁Br ent wood ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁native ▁old - f ashion ed ▁bars ▁and ▁h amb urger ▁joint s , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Thread g ill ' s ▁was ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁Jan is ▁J op lin ▁when ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Local ▁trad itions ▁include ▁annual ▁events ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁non pro fit ▁V io let ▁Crown ▁Community ▁Works , ▁which ▁helped ▁raise ▁funds ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Wall ▁of ▁Welcome ▁possible , ▁and ▁the ▁annual ▁hol iday ▁decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁canal ▁along ▁Ar roy o ▁Sec o ▁with ▁l umin arias . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Public ▁schools ▁Br ent wood ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Austin ▁Independent ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁Br ent wood ▁Element ary ▁School ▁ ▁L amar ▁Middle ▁School ▁