Eddie Bernice Johnson

The bill would rename the facility to the “Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” in honor of the late congresswoman.

KERA's journalists were on the scene for many moments that defined the year 2024. Here are the photos and videos that added another layer to the news.

Baylor Scott & White is renaming a nursing scholarship in the late congresswoman's honor and has contributed to a new nonprofit that will further the causes she championed in office.

U.S. and state lawmakers joined friends, family and constituents mourning longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who left an impact on public transportation, science and the North Texas cities she represented for decades.

Former U.S. Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas was laid in state at Fair Park Monday morning ahead of her wake and funeral service.

The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will attend Eddie Bernice Johnson's wake Monday. It will be his first trip to Dallas as president.

Lawyers for Johnson's family sent a pre-suit letter to Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation Thursday alleging nurses failed to quickly respond when Johnson asked for help, leaving her to lie in her own feces and urine and allegedly leading to an infection tied to her death.

The Dallas-area Democratic congresswoman died Sunday at 89. She'll be buried in Austin at the Texas State Cemetery.

Johnson's family confirmed her death on social media Sunday. She was known as a trailblazing Dallas Democrat with a lengthy career marked by several historic firsts.

The current state house representative and former civil rights attorney is poised to represent much of south Dallas county in Washington.

The Democratic runoff for Congressional District 30 is one of the most closely watched races this election cycle. The candidates are seeking to fill a seat held for three decades by veteran Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.

Johnson did not make her retirement official until November, setting off an abridged scramble to set up campaigns ahead of the December filing deadline but attracting a packed lineup of experienced candidates who are either well connected, well known or well funded.