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Podcast: Texas Wants to Know
Episode: Dallas remembers 'trailblazer,' former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
Description: Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who represented Dallas in the House for 30 years, died on New Year's Eve. This week, a memorial service and funeral were held in Dallas, bringing a visit from President Joe Biden and eliciting video messages from the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Bill Clinton. Gromer Jeffers, a political writer at The Dallas Morning News, and Matthew Wilson, an associate professor of political science at SMU, discuss Johnson's career and legacy.