LISNews: Librarian News

U.S. Rep. (first a Democrat then a Republican) and Austin lobbyist Kent Hance, who defeated President George W. Bush in a 1978 Congressional race, is at the forefront of fundraising to bring the Bush Presidential Library to west Texas (Texas Tech). There are also hopes for a Laura Bush Literacy Center in the same vicinity (Midland College).

Here's the update from My West Texas , and for those of you hungry for even more information on the proposal for the twin Bush libraries...

... click here (and click on the video camera to load) an 8-minute video presentation including cowboys, oilwells and lotsa rich Texans to the tune of 'Born Free'. The local news station, KCDB, somehow 'acquired' the video, which ends with the statement, "not for broadcast." It's really worth a look see if you've got 8 minutes to spare, and feel like {your choice of present participle here}...

West Texas effort has failed; see Friday's LISNews story here.