The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum opened to the public Wednesday, with the 43rd president greeting 43 area schoolchildren who were its first visitors.

“It was amazing seeing one of our nation’s leaders who left an eight-year legacy behind him,” said Eduardo Borrego, a sixth-grader at Mark Twain Elementary in Richardson. He added, “I was like, ‘I can’t believe he’s here.’”

The Texas Senate approved a new option for troubled schools on Wednesday, advancing a bill that would create a special district operated by turnaround specialists.

“I think this is the right thing to do for the children that are trapped in low-performing schools,” said Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, author of the bill.

Drawing key support across the political aisle from Senate Education Committee Chairman Dan Patrick, R-Houston, the bill passed 26-5. It still must clear the House.

African-American women, students and faculty, came together to discuss a myriad of topics and promote a sense of community.

The discussion, entitled MySister Myself was led on Tuesday night in the Student Union Building Baines room.

MySister MySelf is an event that was started last year by Kim Marmon, a resource specialist for the department of multicultural affairs.

A lecture by Dr. Cornelia Pearsall, professor of English language and literature from Smith College,…