There Barbara Jordan was in 1974. The first black woman elected to Congress from the South, defending the Constitution and telling a riveted nation why their president, Richard M. Nixon ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. I’m from Texas. One of my great political heroes was Barbara Jordan. Representing ...

On day one of the Barbara Jordan Exhibit at the Texas Capitol, its coordinator, Sam Bryant, was reviewing his work. "Her life continues to live even though she is no longer alive," Bryant said.

Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, educator, and politician who became the first Black woman to be elected to the Texas Senate. She also broke several barriers in politics by becoming the first Black ...