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Thursday, August 23, 2012  The new school year is about to kick off, and for a few selected Amarillo Independent Schools, they'll have new library books to introduce.

Friday, April 27, 2012  The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health is continuing to take steps forward in promoting women's health through a new partnership with Texas Health Resources in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Amarillo gave a very warm welcome to a very special guest Thursday morning -- former First Lady Laura W. Bush made a stop in Amarillo.

Thursday, August 18, 2011  Amarillo Independent School District is celebrating the news that six of it's school's libraries have been awarded a Laura Bush Foundation for America Libraries grant.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush is going public about a car crash in Midland, Texas, that claimed the life of a high school friend when she was 17.

Saturday, November 07, 2009  Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families near the site of the worst mass shooting on an Army post in the United States.

Monday, June 08, 2009  Back in 2007, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center renamed their Women's Health Research Institute, to the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health. Monday at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas, the university and the institute hosted a luncheon to honor Bush for her efforts in women's health issues.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009  The Bushes are first headed to Midland, Texas, for a homecoming celebration in the city that hosted a send-off for them eight years ago.

Monday, December 29, 2008  Speaking to CBS, Condoleeza Rice said "generations pretty soon are going to start to thank this president for what he's done."