Lyndon Johnson Taught in Cotulla Before Becoming President

Lyndon B. Johnson came to Cotulla in 1928 while he was a college student. He taught at Welhausen Ward Elementary School, which served Mexican-American students in a segregated border town.

Johnson used money from his first paycheck to buy balls, bats, and gloves for the school. Those nine months in Cotulla became part of his later education story, including his work on federal education policy.

The old Welhausen School still stands at 204 NE Lane St. The Texas Historical Commission lists it as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark from 1990.