The Austin City Council today formally renamed Town Lake as Lady Bird Lake, in honor of Lady Bird Johnson, who passed away July 11 at the age of 94.
It's very fitting, and wonderful tribute to the former First Lady. As several news outlets have reported -- including this video from Veronica Castelo at News 8 Austin -- Lady Bird played the key role in transforming what had been little more than an open sewer running through downtown into a beautiful lake, with its accompanying hike-and-bike trail that is one of Austin's crown jewels.
Thanks, Lady Bird.
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