If that doesn’t say “presidential,” we’re at a loss. But there was one thing LBJ couldn’t do: Influence one Southeast Texas recruit to sign on with his beloved ‘Horns. Recorded in the files of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin is...

But 40 years ago, in the winter of Johnson's life, when he had returned to his beloved Texas, he couldn't sell the Longhorns to one of the top recruits in the state. The running back went to Texas' archrival and fulfilled the potential that had...

Joe Washington went on to a hall of fame career at Oklahoma and a career in the NFL. Mack Hannah, a Port Arthur businessman, was one of the most influential African-Americans in the southeastern part of the state. "I remember very well sitting out on...