Texans Embrace Pickleball's Increasing Popularity

AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 18: In an aerial view, Pickleball players compete at the Urban Pickleball Club in downtown on October 18, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Husband and wife Jay and Daphne Lerner started their business Urban Pickleball Club on a downtown parking garage rooftop in the desire to establish a local place to play. Surrounding Pickleball players, office workers and apartment dwellers have seen the courts from their windows and are swarming to play and hangout during all times of the day. Pickleball, a sport appealing to both retirees and younger devotees, is often described as a cross between Ping-Pong, badminton, and tennis. The sport is one of America’s fastest growing sports with nearly 5 million participants. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)