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Biden’s Headed to Austin, and Doggett Still Thinks He Should Drop Out
Plus what ’68 race tells us about possible candidate hunt
"...60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library – originally scheduled for Monday, July 15..."

July 12, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...in the debate, can be turned around now.” Referencing LBJ’s historic decision to withdraw from the 1968 presidential election..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature

The Luv Doc: Mutually Assured Destruction
A pretty bum deal if you ask me
"...you ask me. One of the things that made LBJ’s open-door, aide-abusing shitter sessions so diabolical was that he..."

June 21, 2024 Column by The Luv Doc

Photographer Melinda Wickman Swearingen, Whose Images Defined Outlaw Country, Has Died
The Texan famously snapped Waylon, Willie, and more
"...in the late Sixties, where she worked at the LBJ Presidential Library archives at UT-Austin. As a budding photographer,..."

March 26, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Willie Nelson and Taylor Swift opened Saturday at the LBJ Presidential Library on Saturday. The exhibit was curated by..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

Lunar New Year Parties, OUTsider Fest, and More Recommended Community Events
Get out the vote and more this week
"...Saturday 17, LBJ Library..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

“Music America” Exhibition Makes National Debut at LBJ Library
Exhibit details American music history through memorabilia and sound
"...Music History” will make its national debut at the LBJ Presidential Library on February 17...."

Feb. 14, 2024 Music Post by Miranda Garza

Crosstalk: Zach Bryan Taps Matthew McConaughey for Sagebrush-Shot Music Video
Plus Mike & the Moonpies’ new name and a UT professor’s MLK docuseries
"...and Aretha Franklin, the latest installment pulls from UT-Austin LBJ School professor Peniel Joseph’s 2020 book The Sword and..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...American Music Artifacts: Last week, the LBJ Presidential Library and the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature

Opinion: Everything’s Bigger in Texas ... Until You Look at Supportive LGBTQ+ Public Policies
"I should feel safe, secure, and confident in myself to be a gay Texan student"
"...a first-year master of public affairs student at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Column by Guilleremo Gudino

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Pedigo, director of the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ Urban Lab, discussing vacant office space..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature

The Luv Doc: Juke, Bob, Weave, and Sidestep
Not even Obama has good enough Obamacare to run that gauntlet
"...luck would have it were quite chummy with the LBJ's – that being Lyndon Baines and Lady Bird. As..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

The Year That Broke Politics
How one election five decades ago became a preview of our modern political mayhem
"...In fact, LBJ was more partial toward Nixon than Humphrey because he..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Gary Clark Jr.’s Free Longhorn City Limits Show and More Crucial Concerts This Week
Recommended shows for Halloween night, from Genesis Owusu to Full of Hell
"...LBJ Lawn, Saturday 28, 12:30pm..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Recipe: The Night Hawk / Frisco’s Smothered Pork Chops
One of Harry Akin's signature dishes gets resurrected
"...businesses to allow entry to anyone, regardless of color. LBJ eventually invited him to be part of a national..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Food Feature by Joel Fried

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup
Full author roster revealed for November fest
"...Deep Sky) Kari Lavelle (Butt or Face?) Mark Lawrence (LBJ's America: The Life and Legacies of Lyndon Baines Johnson)..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Travis County Resident Dies From Brain Infection After Swimming in Lake LBJ
Avoid freshwater going in your nose, says Austin Public Health
"...from an amebic meningitis infection after swimming in Lake LBJ in August...."

Aug. 30, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

First Layoffs in Texas Tribune History Raise Questions About Future of Texas News
Still unclear why criminal justice coverage was first to go
"...Director of the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Prison & Jail Innovation Lab..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

City Confirms “Non-Concerning” Levels of Toxins in Algae in Barton Springs; Pool Still Open
Toxins found at many local waterways due to rising temperatures
"...River Authority also announced toxic algae found in Lake LBJ and Inks Lake today...."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

It’s Expensive to Build in Austin, and Regulations Are Adding Cost
Red tape raises rent
"...spring and fall of 2022 by teams at UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs and city staff, are the..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
"...Pickle Federal Building in Downtown Austin is home to LBJ's old offices. The suite is being refurbished and won't..."

June 9, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Qmmunity: The Puzzle of Pride
Putting together all the pieces of queer history with Pride Month events
"...and OutYouth, plus many more. Thu., June 1, 6-8pm. LBJ Library, 2313 Red River. lbjlibrary.org...."

June 2, 2023 Column by James Scott

The New Atticus Finch
Richard Thomas deconstructs an icon in To Kill a Mockingbird
"...most recently as Hubert Humphrey opposite Brian Cox as LBJ in The Great Society...."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Red State vs. Blue Cities
Texas House passes broad restrictions on local regulations
"...of Texas, fundamentally," said Steven Pedigo, director of the LBJ Urban Lab at UT-Austin. Pedigo posits that for the..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Grimes Explained to UT Students Why Artists Should Make Songs With Her AI-Generated Vocals
Austin's new resident on the Drake deepfake track, TikTok, and MGMT
"...a couple hundred students on Monday evening at the LBJ Auditorium, the intervening weeks allowed for percolation of a..."

April 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...funded a new endowment at the University of Texas' LBJ School for Public Affairs to fund research and student..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature

SXSW Film Review: The Lady Bird Diaries
The first lady and her tumultuous times, in her own words
"...As LBJ was sworn in on an airplane fleeing Dallas on..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Lady Bird Johnson Documentary Reveals the Legendary First Lady's Wonk Side
SXSW's The Lady Bird Diaries goes beyond beautification
"...reveals not only poignant personal details of her and LBJ’s relationship (they enjoyed a glass of wine and Gunsmoke..."

March 10, 2023 Screens Feature by Lina Fisher

Loans at the Lege
"...accruing to the Department of Education. For loans that LBJ, in 1965, declared would be "free of interest.” This..."

Feb. 28, 2023 Postmarks

Two Sisters, Two Food Trucks, and a Lot of Soul
It's a family affair as sisters from Austin's Eastside emerge with twin trailers honoring their mother's legacy
"...my clientele was built." As she currently lives near LBJ High School, she wanted to have the business near..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Food Feature by Haris Qureshi

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