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Novelist Sarah Bird On Her Love Letter to Texas Women

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When novelist Sarah Bird arrived in Austin in 1973, she was a recent graduate from the University of New Mexico who was moving to follow her boyfriend. As time...

 
 
The Way Back: Lady Bird's Eye View

The Way Back: Lady Bird’s Eye View

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As the film pops and flickers, a young woman with arched eyebrows, warm eyes, and an ever-so-slightly lopsided smile is tearing into her companion. The man, in...

 
 

They Live: The Saga of the Maroon Bluebonnet Continues

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Editor’s Note: UT has issued a statement on the bluebonnet chronicles, indicating that the university has no official plans to remove the maroon bluebonnet...

 
 

Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Captivates at UT

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Ever wonder what Martin Luther King, Jr. was really like behind closed doors? Former congressman, mayor of Atlanta, and U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young would be the...

 
 

A New Day for LBJ

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Forty years ago, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library became the first on a college campus, despite heavy protests. How an institution born in controversy...

 
 

A Stamp for Lady Bird

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The late Lady Bird Johnson, BA ’33, BJ ’34, BL ’64, Life Member, Distinguished Alumna, has become the sixth first lady to be featured on a United...

 
 

Daily Texan Named Nation’s Most Storied College Paper

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The Daily Texan is an institution almost as old as the University itself. Now in its 112th year, the student-run campus newspaper is one of the oldest and most...

 
 

Wildflower Center Opens 16-Acre Texas Plant Arboretum

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Can’t see this slideshow? Click here. Magnificent red oaks, cedar elms, and other trees native to Texas—some more than a century old—will be the stars...

 
 

LBJ Relatives Give $1 Million for New Wildflower Center Garden

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Luci Baines Johnson and Ian Turpin have donated $1 million to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to develop a Family Garden that will bear their name. President...

 
 
Top Life Members of All Time

Top Life Members of All Time

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To wrap up Life Member Celebration Week, we wanted to inspire you with a list of the greatest Life Members of all time. We tried to come up with a nice round 10,...

 
 
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