Lyndon B. Johnson High School (Johnson City, Texas) Lyndon B. Johnson High School (Johnson City, Texas) Lyndon Baines Johnson High School or LBJ High School is a public high school located in Johnson City, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Johnson City Independent School District located in north central Blanco County. In 1963, the school was renamed in honor of President Lyndon B. Johnson who was a 1924 graduate of Johnson City High School. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. While the school's official name is LBJ High, the athletic teams
Paul B. Johnson Jr. Although Johnson felt that state politics were ill-suited for him, he ran for governor again in 1963. He defeated former governor James P. Coleman by tying his opponent to President John F. Kennedy's civil rights legislation proposed that year. During the campaign, he asked voters to "Stand tall with Paul" against those wanting to change Mississippi's "way of life", in reference to his confrontation with federal marshals at Ole Miss. In the general election, Johnson faced Rubel Phillips, originally from Corinth. He was the first strong Republican candidate for Mississippi governor since the end of Reconstruction in 1876, as the