In the second episode of The Current, Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse talks with Mark Updegrove, president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian for ABC News, about Lyndon Baines Johnson’s story, his ties to TXST, and his legacy as the 36th president of the United States. Updegrove’s upcoming book, Make Your Mark: Lessons in Character from Seven Presidents, releases April 15, 2025.
President Damphousse also talks with TXST student Abby Garcia, mariachi music education major and social work minor, about playing mariachi music, her TXST journey, and appearing in the Netflix documentary "Going Varsity in Mariachi."
