Boy Scout Troop 8787 is based out of Austin, Texas. The chartering organization is the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 8787 and they are in the Blackland Prairie District of the Capitol Area Council. The troop began in the summer of 1996.
Troop 8787 is organized into several operating units, including the Patrols, the Patrol Leader Council, the adult leaders, and the Troop Committee.
From the guide to the Boy Scouts of America Troop 8787 Records AR. 2007. 013., 1996-2007, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, )