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President of the University of Texas at Austin from 1979 to 1985 and briefly as interim president in 1997; known for declaring "war on mediocrity," boosting faculty endowments and graduate research; was president of the University of Texas at San Antonio from 1973 to 1977. One-time cowboy who became nationally acclaimed poet and musician. Former Dallas Times Herald executive editor in the 1970s and '80s during a spirited fight against rival the Dallas Morning News. Longtime leading political liberal of Texas; from 1957 to 1970, the Chandler native served in the U.S. Senate where he sponsored the Cold War GI Bill. Country singer who wrote 1986 hit "Daddy's Hands"; her 1991 "Maybe I Mean Yes" provoked a national debate about date rape; the song was withdrawn from radio, a move she said she supported; she was born in San Antonio, attended Abilene Christian University. Mississippi-born author wrote classic coming-of-age memoir North Toward Home; entered University of Texas in 1952 where he was editor of the Daily Texan; went on to a tenure as editor of the liberal journal Texas Observer. Surgeon who attended President Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald at Parkland Hospital in 1963. Texas obituaries and death notices, 1984 to 2023. Civil rights crusader and Democratic party activist. Famed Western novelist wrote more than 60 books mostly set in West Texas, spent most of his life as a journalist writing about livestock and ranches, first for the San Angelo Standard-Times. Founder of the United Black Fund of America, native of Texarkana. Called the "grandfather of modern cheerleading," after being SMU's head cheerleader, in 1948 he started his first cheerleading camp, began a cheerleading magazine and co-wrote a book on the subject. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was the eldest son of Ellis Clifford Shenk and Eleanor "Faye" Shenk. Drummer for Willie Nelson inspired the song "Me and Paul"; described as "tough and flamboyant," the Vernon native joined the band in 1966 and also served as an unofficial bodyguard for Nelson; became a board member for Farm Aid in 1985 and held the office of treasurer for many years. The energy mogul who brought the NFL back to Houston in 1999 when he was awarded the franchise that would become the Texans; raised in North Carolina, moved to Houston in 1960 where his philanthropic contributions included $100 million to Baylor College of Medicine and $1 million each for relief after hurricanes Katrina and Harvey. Dallas Morning News reporter who wrote the controversial 1964 best-seller contending a climate of right-wing extremism in Dallas set the scene for the Kennedy assassination. Drummer for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, as well as John Sebastian, grew up in San Antonio, overcame drug addiction to become counselor for other addicts. Houston entrepreneur and dance studio owner who invented the Weed Eater in 1971 after watching the whirling soap brushes at a car wash. Ennis native who after SMU went on to produce TV shows beginning with Kukla, Fran & Ollie and going on to The Carol Burnett Show, Gary Moore Show, Candid Camera, and many others. The former "hippie mayor" of Austin in the 1970s, first serving at age 26 on the city council where he challenged the political establishment. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and former Army Air Force top aide. Tejano star described as one of the great bajo sexto (12-string guitar) players and well-known Spanish gospel singers; died in a bus accident near Corpus Christi. Was a five-term legislator who helped development of the University of North Texas, worked decades as NFL referee. Dolph Briscoe Jr. (1972 to 1978); helped develop the sheltered workshop program with the state's mental health department and the state's first runaway hotline. First Hispanic district director of U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1969. Came to Longview in 1936 to design the Lacy Gardens, brought first azaleas into the area; named to the newly-credited Landscape Architects Board by Gov. Houston native took over the low-end Star Furniture business from his Russian-immigrant father and turned it into one of the nation's most successful retail furniture operations; a graduate of the University of Houston, for which he was a keen supporter; the university in 2008 honored him and his wife, naming the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship for them. Dolph Briscoe. Benefactor of the University of Texas where he headed the College of Business Administration from 1966 to 1982; laid groundwork for Austin's emergence as a technology center. Baseball and basketball star at Texas A&M University 1949-1950; Arkansas native was National League rookie of the year for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954, helped lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to World Series titles in 1959, 1963, and 1965; retired to Bryan. Matriarch of Dallas' Von Erich wrestling family; Doris Juanita Smith married in 1950 her Dallas Crozier Tech high school sweetheart Jack, who became wrestling's Fritz Von Erich, who died in 1997; tragically, five of their sons preceded her in death. Longtime columnist for the San Angelo Standard-Times covering all things Texan, author of eight books of non-fiction. Founded the La Quinta Inns chain with his brother. Legislator, chairman of the State Highway Commission, a director of the Texas Turnpike Authority and a member of the Texas Battleship Commission. Served in Legislature from South Texas 1967 to 1974. Economist, University of Texas professor for 33 years and adviser to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; was an advocate of military intervention in Vietnam. Ann Richards. Rancher who built the movie set for John Wayne's The Alamo and helped launch the Texas film industry. Weimar native played romantic roles in movies in the 1930s when most black actresses were relegated to roles as maids; was featured in the show-stopping "Carioca" number in Flying Down to Rio; named one of Texas' 100 most influential women of the 20th century by the state's Women's Chamber of Commerce in 1999. Renowned Texas writer of long-form journalism, much of his storytelling was for Texas Monthly from 1973 to 2010; Dallas native grew up in the West Texas town of Royalty; attended Arlington State College and the University of Texas at Austin before getting his bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University; worked at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Dallas Morning News. Son of Swedish immigrants and Waco attorney who represented Midland in the 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing proportional representation in local government districts. PepsiCo chief during the 1980s Cola Wars which were marked by competing taste tests; civic leader in Dallas where he was a member of Dallas Together Forum, which was committed to improving economic opportunity for women and minorities; retired to Dallas; died in the Cayman Islands while vacationing. Grand Ole Opry member who hosted TV shows in Houston and Dallas in 1970s, had hits "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" and "Please Help Me I'm Falling". Sarita native, accordionist and bandleader was one of the first to amplify conjunto music and use drums. Austin, TX - Morganna Thomas born on November 17, 1970 in Rochester, NY, passed suddenly February 1, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Put your name on the town or county of your choice. Winner of the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1977 and for 35 years a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Nationally known arts patron, daughter of oilman Amon Carter Sr., she essentially founded Fort Worth's Museum of American Art. Clarksville native wrote best-selling Home from the Hill and twelve other books. Television news anchor at Houston's KTRK in 1960s and 1970s, actor with roles including doctor who dug the bullet out of J.R. on Dallas, in the film Local Hero and in several TV movies. National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee who with her sister became the first two women to win the Western Heritage chuckwagon cook-off in 1992. Liberal lawyer, legislator and newspaper columnist, civil rights advocate for 50 years; son of New Deal congressman and San Antonio mayor. As owner of the Dallas Texans was one of the founders of the AFL, instrumental in the merger of AFL and NFL; coined term "Super Bowl"; youngest son of legendary oilman H.L. Van Zandt County native was ethicist and civil rights advocate who headed the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm. Longtime humor columnist for the Austin American-Statesman beginning in 1977; described as the "primary interpreter to the masses of some of what makes Austin so Austin". As co-founder of Mario's restaurant she helped pioneer Italian cuisine in Dallas beginning in 1943; the nationally-recognized restaurant operated until 1980; mother of actress Brenda Vaccaro. Organized Women's Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II, secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in Eisenhower Cabinet and led media empire that included The Houston Post. Dallas businessman who headed the Texas Republican Party during its ascendancy in the 1980s-90s. Born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, the Grammy-winning singer had hits with "Before the Last Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.". Newsman for The Dallas Morning News in Washington when Lyndon Johnson became president; went on to teach journalism at the University of Texas at Austin for 37 years. Former Dallas Morning News artist who drew the syndicated cartoon Mr. Tweedy. East Texas businessman for whom a Dallas freeway is named; served on State Highway Commission in 1950s and '60s. Lindale resident was evangelical minister and author of The Cross and the Switchblade, founder of Teen Challenge International and the Times Square Church in New York. First black administrator at Dallas' Parkland Hospital. Next-to-last surviving grandson of G. B. Dealey, who was co-founder of The Dallas Morning News; worked in water resource management. Entertainment producer who in 1972 started the Kerrville Folk Festival as an offshoot of the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair; moved to Houston as a teen in the late 1940s. Waco native was former Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge; among his clients when he was a defense attorney were Madalyn Murray O'Hair and Jack Ruby. Pioneering muralist known for portraying the African-American experience; he founded the art department at Texas Southern University in 1949. Creator of the wishbone offense in college football, head coach at Texas A&M in the 1970s and at Mississippi State. Labor leader and United Way worker; former president of Dallas Council of the AFL-CIO. Longtime keyboard player for the Light Crust Doughboys; veteran Western swing musician won a Grammy Award in 2003. Waco area native was elected Democratic governor in 1990; known for her wit as well as her political savvy in the state and nationally. Early female lawyer in Texas who was first woman to serve as chief clerk for a state legislature. Granddaughter of Dallas Morning News founder George Bannerman Dealey. Beaumont high school star, went on to NFL with Colts, Raiders, Oilers, prolific career in movies and TV; in Los Angeles, Aug. 3, 2011. Former president of Texas A&M University and former chancellor of The Texas A&M University System; Ohio native promoted diversity and athletic integrity and expanded international opportunities for both students and faculty; later helped develop executive talent for corporations and academic institutions while living in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Attorney instrumental in creation of DFW Airport, GOP state chairman, legislator, gubernatorial candidate, Dallas native graduated from SMU, husband of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Democratic congressman from Austin from 1948 to 1963; federal judge from 1963 until his death. Mission native was legislator from 1984 to 1991, first woman and first Hispanic appointed to Texas Railroad Commission in 1991, later resigned after it was revealed she lied about having graduated from UT-Austin; died of cancer in Austin. Singer-songwriter born in Temple, wrote "I'd Have to Be Crazy" and "Texas Trilogy" about his ancestral Bosque County, poet laureate of Texas in 2007, attended University of North Texas; died in Scheicher County in a hunting accident. Houston homebuilder who was important financial patron for Texas Republican politics; grew up in Bosque County. Artist of the era of Armadillo World Headquarters when he created the widely recognized posters for Austin's music events of the time; raised partly in Bedford, first moved to Austin in 1969; attended UT-Austin and UT-Arlington. Tejano saxophonist and composer who formed the Latinaires in Rosenberg, a top band of the 1950s and '60s. Former postmaster general and ambassador to Poland; retired in 1989 as professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin. William Charles Richards, age 82, of Deport, Texas passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023. A one-time Houston gang leader and drug addict who embraced religion and became a leading Baptist evangelist. UT professor of anthropology who focused on the rock art of Texas, led the Texas Memorial Museum for 21 years. Broadcast news veteran of 23 years in his native San Antonio and later in Houston; shared battle with cancer with his viewers. Kingsville native was once known as the Queen of Tejano music, paved the way for other female Tejano singers; died in Corpus Christi from complications from gall bladder surgery. "Junction Boy" who survived a brutal and dangerous football camp in Bear Bryant's first year as coach at Texas A&M; enrolled from Lockhart to study mechanics and earned a walk-on spot on the football team as a sophomore in 1951; served in the Army after graduation, then became a teacher, advancing to area superintendent; continued to teach in retirement, this time as a college lecturer. Texas high school basketball legend led Dallardsville-Big Sandy to state championship in 1952, member of Alabama-Coushatta tribe. The center of an integration dispute at the University of Texas in 1957 when the mezzo-soprano, an African-American, was cast in a campus opera in a white role; her removal from the cast was followed by protests on campus and in the national press; partly raised in Center Point in Camp County, among the first black undergraduates admitted to the Austin campus in 1956; went on to a professional career which included several years with the New York Metropolitan Opera. Harris County engineer who coordinated the construction of the Astrodome and was in charge of maintaining the finished structure. Philanthropist; matriarch of prominent Dallas family. Former Catholic archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 to 2004, served as bishop of El Paso for a year before that; worked as a migrant farmworker in his youth; in 1970 the Ganado native became the first Mexican-American bishop in the United States when he was ordained an auxiliary bishop. Methodist bishop of Houston area 1984 to 1992, supported civil rights struggle in 1950s and '60s as pastor in Louisiana, encouraged women in ministry. An actor on stage and in movies in the 1940s; appointed Houston's first black municipal court judge in 1964. Tony Allen, legendary Afrobeat drummer for Fela Kuti's Africa '70 band, died Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Paris of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Scion of Dallas oil family, adventurer and mountain climber, co-wrote in 1986 Seven Summits chronicling his being the first to climb highest peak of every continent, graduate of Highland Park High School. Houston photographer and graphic designer; known for using rich lighting and saturated color in her portraits and earned the reputation as "the Annie Leibovitz of Texas"; her work has been featured in advertising campaigns, corporate reports, and magazines; photographed six U.S. presidents and many celebrities. Former Democratic lieutenant governor who crafted state policy for four decades. Longview civic leader and owner of famed East Texas restaurant, Johnny Cace's, started by his father more than 60 years ago; died from a heart attack, in Louisiana on a fishing trip. 1 on the Americana Music Association chart; Wills Point native relocated to Austin in 1992. Legendary West Texas cattleman of the Reynolds-Matthews ranching clan. Actor born in San Antonio; starred with Liza Minnelli in the 1969 film The Sterile Cuckoo; made several other movies in the 1970s including Fortune and Men's Eyes; in his later years did ministerial work at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church. Investor and son of Gov. Clothier who as president launched to national prominence the family business, which was founded by his father, a Lebanese immigrant; credited with coining the term "slacks.". Federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas; raised in Diboll; served in Legislature where he was member of the Dirty Thirty. Public-address announcer for Texas Relays, Rice Owls and at the Astrodome where he started heralding "Jose Cruuuz.". Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), Twelve Texas A&M students died in collapse of campus bonfire. Former state senator, secretary of state and appellate justice; known as "the gentle giant" of the Texas Senate during his tenure 1959 to 1967 representing East Texas. Former mayor of Los Angeles was born in Calvert. Allen, Tony. Editor of the Texas Polka News, director of the Texas Polka Music Assoc., called Houston's polka king. Longtime manager of Houston's municipal airport (1941 to 1973, named Hobby in 1967); helped plan the city's intercontinental airport (now called Bush). Award-winning author of more than 140 books, including murder mysteries and historical novels for children and for young adults. Diplomat who helped shape U.S. policy to Cuba and Latin America in the late 1950s, SMU professor. Radio and TV host of morning program heard in many U.S. markets as well as worldwide on the Armed Forces Radio Network; died suddenly in New Orleans while at a charity golf event. Jim Jones in the television drama Guyana Tragedy for which he won an Emmy Award in 1980, and in movies such as the 2005 Sin City; attended Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and received a master's degree in drama from Southern Methodist University. Burkburnett native was oilman known as "King of the Spraberry" for making the Permian Basin field productive, served as trustee for Rice University. Writer, folklorist and one of the founders and first director of the University of Texas Mexican American Studies program. Leader of the all-black Texas Western team that won the 1966 NCAA championship against the all-white Kentucky team, a landmark in college basketball; died of apparent heart attack in El Paso. Pillar of the Dallas Cowboys Doomsday Defense 196578 including the Ice Bowl game with Green Bay in 1967, played in four Super Bowls. Civil rights activist, led demonstrations and sit-ins to desegregate Houston while attending law school at Texas Southern University; Galveston native won victories but no acclaim by imposing local media blackouts and once canceling a protest in exchange for integration of restaurants and theaters. Famed atheist; long-time Austin resident; her body and those of her son and granddaughter were found in Real County. Legislator from East Texas for 12 years as a conservative Democrat beginning in 1990, worked for child health care. 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