/tags/lbj LBJ en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:45:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-29/president-biden-visits-austin-on-monday-to-commemorate-landmark-civil-rights-act Biden’s speech at the LBJ Presidential Library is not open to the public, but will be streamed online. The event is expected to cause traffic delays and draw protesters. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:45:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-29/president-biden-visits-austin-on-monday-to-commemorate-landmark-civil-rights-act Becky Fogel /news/2023-09-12/he-guarded-a-us-official-in-afghanistan-a-dallas-car-crash-left-his-family-bereft-seeking-answers Abdul Wahab Baktash, 33, was driving on LBJ Freeway in late June when he was struck by another vehicle and died after crashing into a metal light pole. Police are still looking for the other driver who hit him and didn't stop to help. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-12/he-guarded-a-us-official-in-afghanistan-a-dallas-car-crash-left-his-family-bereft-seeking-answers Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /arts-culture/2023-01-30/turning-every-page-exploring-the-relationship-between-robert-caro-and-robert-gottlieb A new documentary takes a look at the LBJ biographer and his editor: “They’re in a kind of race against time to finish their life’s work.” Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-01-30/turning-every-page-exploring-the-relationship-between-robert-caro-and-robert-gottlieb Sean Saldana /2015-11-30/how-lady-bird-shaped-lbjs-presidency From Texas Standard: In Texas, the name Lady Bird Johnson demands a great amount of respect. That’s because Lady Bird was a Texan through and through.... Mon, 30 Nov 2015 21:07:46 GMT /2015-11-30/how-lady-bird-shaped-lbjs-presidency Hady Karl Mawajdeh /texas-news/2015-09-10/lbj-express-project-aims-to-make-rush-hour-speed-by-for-a-price After four years of barricades, orange cones and blinking lights, the LBJ Express project is now officially open.The new toll lanes, called TEXpress, are… Thu, 10 Sep 2015 22:53:39 GMT /texas-news/2015-09-10/lbj-express-project-aims-to-make-rush-hour-speed-by-for-a-price Courtney Collins /2014-09-03/watch-this-rare-footage-of-jfk-and-lbj-in-dallas-and-fort-worth-in-1960 Five stories that have North Texas talking: revisit JFK’s visit to North Texas in 1960; Texas’ voter ID trial is underway; Jerry Jones gets a big profile… Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:17:19 GMT /2014-09-03/watch-this-rare-footage-of-jfk-and-lbj-in-dallas-and-fort-worth-in-1960 Eric Aasen /2014-04-11/lbj-carried-poor-texas-town-with-him-in-civil-rights-fight Lyndon Johnson taught in the South Texas town of Cotulla in 1928. Even as president, he always remembered the grinding poverty of his students. Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:27:00 GMT /2014-04-11/lbj-carried-poor-texas-town-with-him-in-civil-rights-fight Melissa Block /2014-04-09/lbj-legacy-vietnam-war-often-overshadows-civil-rights-feat Lyndon Johnson's presidential record has long been overshadowed by the failed war in Vietnam. But the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is leading to a reassessment of his accomplishments. Wed, 09 Apr 2014 08:54:00 GMT /2014-04-09/lbj-legacy-vietnam-war-often-overshadows-civil-rights-feat Don Gonyea /2014-02-17/50-years-after-civil-rights-act-austin-summit-to-honor-lbj-and-his-legacy Five stories that have North Texas talking: Paying tribute to LBJ; a Van Cliburn auction; tonight’s the last night for the Chinese Lantern Festival; and… Mon, 17 Feb 2014 21:45:45 GMT /2014-02-17/50-years-after-civil-rights-act-austin-summit-to-honor-lbj-and-his-legacy Eric Aasen /government/2013-11-20/jfk-tragedy-tested-lbjs-ability-to-lead-and-deliver John F. Kennedy, the young President from Massachusetts, had a complicated relationship with his vice president, Texas dealmaker Lyndon Johnson.But… Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:01:00 GMT /government/2013-11-20/jfk-tragedy-tested-lbjs-ability-to-lead-and-deliver Shelley Kofler