Longtime
 TBC friend Senator Rodney Ellis led fifteen undergraduate, graduate and
law students from his Texas Legislative Internship Program on a bike
tour of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Ranch near Johnson City on Saturday,
March 10. TBC staff organized transportation to the ranch, provided
bicycles and accompanied the group on the tour of the ranch, conducted
by Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of the former United States President.
The group was completely surprised when Luci’s mother, Lady Bird
Johnson, now 94, stopped by to say hello.
Karen
Domino, District Director for the Senator’s office, was delighted by
Luci’s informal and engaging style, but “getting a chance to meet Lady
Bird was the culmination of the tour.” One of Karen’s many hats for
Senator Ellis is as Director for the internship program, which is the
first of its kind in the Texas Legislature when it was started in 1991.
Senator Ellis is an avid cyclist with a number of Houston to Austin MS
150 rides under his belt. His latest of many sponsorships is the Safe
Passing Law (SB 248,) currently in the legislative process. SB248,
modeled on the 2003 Move Over Act for law enforcement and emergency
vehicles, will require motorists to give cyclists at least three-feet
clearance when passing.
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