/tags/robert-e-lee Robert E. Lee en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:19:54 GMT /texas/2021-01-18/after-a-year-of-racial-reckoning-black-texas-lawmakers-think-state-can-finally-eliminate-confederate-heroes-day On Tuesday, some Texans will take a paid day off for a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the Confederate army. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:19:54 GMT /texas/2021-01-18/after-a-year-of-racial-reckoning-black-texas-lawmakers-think-state-can-finally-eliminate-confederate-heroes-day Neelam Bohra | The Texas Tribune /austin/2017-08-16/this-isnt-the-first-time-austin-city-council-has-debated-robert-e-lee-road As cities around the country debate the removal of statues depicting members of the Confederacy, Austin City Council members have initiated their own� Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:28:53 GMT /austin/2017-08-16/this-isnt-the-first-time-austin-city-council-has-debated-robert-e-lee-road Audrey McGlinchy /education/2016-07-26/historic-landmark-commission-defies-aisd-moves-forward-with-historic-zoning-for-lee-elementary From the Austin Monitor: Once again, the Historic Landmark Commission was the site of an ideological showdown over the fate of Russell Lee Elementary.� Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:16:09 GMT /education/2016-07-26/historic-landmark-commission-defies-aisd-moves-forward-with-historic-zoning-for-lee-elementary Elizabeth Pagano /education/2016-05-24/robert-e-lee-elementary-is-now-russell-lee-elementary Austin’s Robert E. Lee Elementary school has a new name: Russell Lee. The Austin School Board voted 8-1 to change the name Monday night. But for some� Tue, 24 May 2016 12:34:36 GMT /education/2016-05-24/robert-e-lee-elementary-is-now-russell-lee-elementary