Selected newspaper articles related to Barbara Jordan
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| Headline | Newspaper | Columnist | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Inherently racist': Texas' redistricting map cuts Houston's Black Democrat representation in half | Houston Chronicle | Kelly, S. | 09/22/2025 |
| Texas House passes Trump redistricting plan, setting up showdown with California | Austin American Statesman | Moritz, J. | 08/21/2025 |
| Barbara Jordan and the Voting Rights Act: Two pillars of democracy | San Antonio Express News | Clack, C. | 08/03/2025 |
| The legendary Bill Moyers defended democracy with eloquence and grace | San Antonio Express News | Clack, C. | 06/29/2025 |
| Texas House unveils portrait of longtime Houston Rep. Senfronia Thompson | Houston Chronicle | Goldenstein, T. | 06/04/2025 |
| Houston ISD's 8 priorities for 2025-26 school year include $40M in health and safety upgrades. | Houston Chronicle | Partain, C. | 03/28/2025 |
| With Sylvester Turner and Sheila Jackson Lee gone, who are Houston's next generation of leaders? | Houston Chronicle | Sewing, J. | 03/16/2025 |
| A UT oral history project honors Houston congresswoman Barbara Jordan's impact on her students | San Antonio Express News | Warren, P. | 03/19/2024 |
| DEI BAN: New law a major issue at UT forum | Austin American Statesman | Kepner, L. | 02/21/2024 |
| Want to know more about Black history in Texas? Visit these historical landmarks | Austin American Statesman | Malenfant, M. | 02/08/2024 |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson, who broke barriers, represented Dallas in long House career, dies | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 01/01/2024 |
| Two thousand years ago, a young family became refugees | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 12/24/2023 |
| Juneteenth, Jim Crow and how the fight of one Black Texas family to make freedom real offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to erase history... | Midland Reporter Telegram | Littlejohn, J. | 06/17/2023 |
| Former Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan honored with a state office building named for her | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Moritz, J. | 04/19/2023 |
| Houston civil rights icon Barbara Jordan is memorialized at the Texas Capitol Mall | Houston Chronicle | Wallace, J. | 04/19/2023 |
| Committee holds hearing on electric grid | Lufkin Daily News | Nichols, R. | 02/10/2023 |
| Thumbs: Brown is the new blue? Texas makes best beach list. | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/12/2022 |
| Texas House OKs arrests for absent Democrats; Senate takes up GOP elections bill | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 07/14/2021 |
| Democrats send a clear message about voting rights | Bryan Eagle | McNeely, D. | 07/13/2021 |
| Texas at fore of fight over voting rights | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 07/12/2021 |
| POLITIFACT: Black senators have served together | Austin American Statesman | Mulder, B. | 12/13/2020 |
| An overdue honor for an overarching Texan | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 11/29/2020 |
| Kamala Harris’ selection as Biden’s running mate marks an ‘enormously important moment’ | Houston Chronicle | Grieder, E. | 08/12/2020 |
| After admissions scandal, Texas Southern University needs to do better by its students | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 06/08/2020 |
| Battle Oak legacy trees planted at historic Woods Cemetery in northwest Houston | Houston Chronicle | Feuk, M. | 03/11/2020 |
| Celebrating Barbara Jordan’s legacy of fighting for justice for all | Austin American Statesman | Gonzalez Claytor, S. | 02/15/2020 |
| Dorothy Browne | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 01/11/2020 |
| Senate’s Confederate debate exposes wounds, spurs soul searching | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 05/12/2019 |
| Freeway honors considered for 4 Texas dignitaries | Houston Chronicle | Begley, D. | 04/10/2019 |
| Make black history a school requirement in Texas | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Joseph, P. | 02/21/2019 |
| What we can learn from the extraordinary life of Barbara Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Butler, J. | 02/14/2019 |
| It’s time to recognize Texas women who are making history | Austin American Statesman | Rouhani, J. | 04/09/2018 |
| As you vote, remember Barbara Jordan’s ethical wisdom | Austin American Statesman | Sherman, M. | 02/22/2018 |
| Barbara Jordan remains unique to Texas Senate | Houston Chronicle | Pandit, E. | 11/19/2017 |
| Confederate monument controversy not new to Texas | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Moritz, J. | 08/18/2017 |
| What Barbara Jordan might say about the state of U.S. politics | Austin American Statesman | Delco, W. | 02/12/2017 |
| Exhibit to honor Barbara Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 02/05/2017 |
| Barbara Jordan's memory in tug-of-war over immigration | Houston Chronicle | Diaz, K. | 06/11/2016 |
| Anti-immigration group using Barbara Jordan’s words for their cause | San Antonio Express News | Diaz, K. | 06/09/2016 |
| In a life of firsts, Barbara Jordan won a lasting legacy | Houston Chronicle | Diaz, K. | 06/07/2016 |
| EMILY’s List correct that Texas hasn’t elected a Latina to Congress | Austin American Statesman | Hinchliffe, E. | 03/01/2016 |
| McClendon did public service the right way | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 09/18/2015 |
| UT-Austin grapples with campus statues of Confederate leaders | Dallas Morning News | Barnett, M. | 05/06/2015 |
| UT students want statue of Confederate leader moved | Austin American Statesman | Chang, J. | 03/27/2015 |
| 'The struggle' altered course of history | Houston Chronicle | James, C. | 02/16/2015 |
| Honor civil rights heroes by voting | San Antonio Express News | Davis, W. | 08/04/2014 |
| Abbott's policies concern disabled | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 07/29/2013 |
| Terral Smith says that 40 years ago, U.S. placed Texas under Voting Rights act for failing to print ballots in Spanish | Austin American Statesman | Owen, S. | 11/18/2012 |
| Fine arts are no frill and deserve funding | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Floyd, R. | 03/18/2011 |
| Barbara Jordan gone, but new foundation promotes her work | San Angelo Standard Times | McNeely, D. | 03/09/2011 |
| Barbara Jordan to be honored | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 02/18/2011 |
| Racist schemes called for Voting Rights Act | Houston Chronicle | Casey, R. | 04/29/2009 |
| Van de Putte's role takes her to next level | San Antonio Express News | Martin, G. | 08/28/2008 |
| TSU has to change with the time | Houston Chronicle | Johnson, J. | 04/30/2008 |
| Perry calls for changes at Texas Southern | Austin American Statesman | A.P. Wire | 04/14/2007 |
| Amid state history for eternity | Houston Chronicle | Hughes, P. | 09/24/2006 |
| She was a strong voice in their lives | Dallas Morning News | Staff | 09/15/2006 |
| Conference coming to Dallas highlights reversal of fortune | Dallas Morning News | Adams-Wade, N. | 04/12/2006 |
| Black people still rare on Texas ballot | Austin American Statesman | Selby, W. | 02/23/2006 |
| Capitol center shorts blacks | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 01/17/2005 |
| Jordan, Chavez statues approved | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 05/24/2003 |
| Jordan will speak again to city's poor | Houston Chronicle | Ellis, R. | 02/21/2003 |
| In increasingly diverse Legislature, GOP wrestles with hate-crimes bill | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 05/07/2001 |
| Lawmaker Rangel to receive Bar award | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Tinsley, A. | 07/18/1998 |
| Women knock at 'men's room' in Legislature | Dallas Morning News | Biffle, K. | 04/12/1998 |
| Impolite company | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 02/28/1998 |
| Inclusion is policy's goal, legislator says | Austin American Statesman | Kelley, M. | 02/22/1998 |
| Forum addresses minorities' concerns about national test plan for students | Dallas Morning News | 02/22/1998 | |
| Dwindling dominance | Dallas Morning News | 01/13/1998 | |
| TSU instates president and celebrates 50th year | Houston Chronicle | Lum, L. | 03/08/1997 |
| Higher education notes | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 02/08/1997 |
| Republican's writings ripped by 14th District foe | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 09/30/1996 |
| Ron Paul defends newsletter passages | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 09/26/1996 |
| Ron Paul's criticism of Jordan criticized | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 07/25/1996 |
| Morris attacks foe's article on Barbara Jordan | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 07/25/1996 |
| Opponent targets Ron Paul's criticism of Barbara Jordan | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 07/25/1996 | |
| Foes cites '92 Paul newsletter calling Barbara Jordan 'a fraud' | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 07/25/1996 |
| Candidate draws fire for remarks on civil rights leader Jordan | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 07/25/1996 |
| Local black, Hispanic political unity still untapped | Houston Chronicle | Villafranca, A. | 06/30/1996 |
| Immigration law will reform standards | San Antonio Express News | Smith, L. | 02/28/1996 |
| Score card | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 02/20/1996 |
| Time to honor black lawmakers | Bryan Eagle | 02/16/1996 | |
| Good friends | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Truan, C. | 02/02/1996 |
| Jordan taught ethics of self-respect | San Antonio Express News | 01/24/1996 | |
| TSU remembers Barbara Jordan | Houston Chronicle | Villafranca, A. | 01/22/1996 |
| A Jordan interview from 1970 is released | Austin American Statesman | 01/21/1996 | |
| Paying tribute amid the morning's mist | Austin American Statesman | Harmon, D. | 01/21/1996 |
| Barbara Jordan honored by a president, the people | Austin American Statesman | Palomo, J. | 01/21/1996 |
| When she spoke, Barbara Jordan created memories | Dallas Morning News | 01/21/1996 | |
| Legacy of oratory | Dallas Morning News | 01/21/1996 | |
| 'So beloved by people' | Dallas Morning News | Huang, T. | 01/21/1996 |
| Mourners bid Jordan farewell | Dallas Morning News | Nichols, B. | 01/21/1996 |
| Former congresswoman laid to rest among Texas legends | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 01/21/1996 |
| Do we know what we lost with the demise of Barbara Jordan? | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Brink, B. | 01/21/1996 |
| Barbara Jordan laid to rest near Stephen F. Austin | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Sanchez, C. | 01/21/1996 |
| Supreme Court may undermine Jordan's legacy | Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, A. | 01/21/1996 |
| The Fifth Ward | Houston Chronicle | Dyer, R. | 01/21/1996 |
| She had 'too short of a lifetime' | Houston Chronicle | Milling, T. | 01/21/1996 |
| Today's pols missing Jordan's integrity | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 01/21/1996 |
| Blazing trails even in her death | Houston Chronicle | Walt, K. | 01/21/1996 |
| Admirers share their many memories | Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, A. | 01/21/1996 |
| Barbara, you showd us how to soar | Houston Chronicle | Califano Jr., J. | 01/21/1996 |
| The White House | Houston Chronicle | Mathis, N. | 01/21/1996 |
| Praise and prayer | Houston Chronicle | Tolson, M. | 01/21/1996 |
| The private Jordan enjoyed a good laugh | Houston Chronicle | Woodfin, M. | 01/21/1996 |
| 'Every voice' lifts in praise of one who lifted everyone | San Antonio Express News | Clack, C. | 01/21/1996 |
| Burial is held at historic cemetery near Capitol | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 01/21/1996 |
| President eulogizes Jordan | San Antonio Express News | Tolley, L. | 01/21/1996 |
| UT bids fond farewell to Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Dworin, D. | 01/20/1996 |
| Ben Barnes, former lieutenant governor | Austin American Statesman | Barnes, B. | 01/20/1996 |
| Rodney Ellis, Texas senator | Austin American Statesman | Ellis, R. | 01/20/1996 |
| Jordan's legacy extolled by colleagues | Austin American Statesman | Kelley, M. | 01/20/1996 |
| Three among many lives Jordan touched | Austin American Statesman | Woodfin, M. | 01/20/1996 |
| Houston mourners honor Jordan | Dallas Morning News | Nichols, B. | 01/20/1996 |
| Jordan: A preacher who practiced respect | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Woodfin, M. | 01/20/1996 |
| Mile-long crowd mourns as Jordan returns to Houston | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Sanchez, C. | 01/20/1996 |
| Massive crowd honors woman 'who made it' | Houston Chronicle | Lum, L. | 01/20/1996 |
| 'For all she meant to us' | Houston Chronicle | Rodriguez, L. | 01/20/1996 |
| Jordan's gift transcended her voice | San Antonio Express News | Guerra, C. | 01/20/1996 |
| Hometown pays homage to Jordan | San Antonio Express News | Tolley, L. | 01/20/1996 |
| Gov. Bush welcomes conventioneers to Texas | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 01/19/1996 |
| Jordan's legacy gains and gives strength | Austin American Statesman | Harmon, D. | 01/19/1996 |
| Hundreds visit coffin, bid farewell to Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Hiott, D. | 01/19/1996 |
| Jordan remembered as woman who practiced what she preached | Austin American Statesman | Palomo, J. | 01/19/1996 |
| Barbara Jordan followed her conscience | Dallas Morning News | Estrada, R. | 01/19/1996 |
| Barbara Jordan draws a stream of mourners | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 01/19/1996 |
| Governor joins thousands in mourning Jordan at LBJ Library | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Sanchez, C. | 01/19/1996 |
| Mourners recall woman who made difference | Houston Chronicle | Turner, A. | 01/19/1996 |
| President will speak at funeral | Houston Chronicle | Zuniga, J. | 01/19/1996 |
| Jordan challenged us all to be better | San Antonio Express News | Glasgow, D. | 01/19/1996 |
| Jordan's students mourn death of their dear 'B.J.' | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 01/19/1996 |
| Jordan, 'voice of conscience, integrity,' dead at 59 | Amarillo Globe-News | Robbins, M. | 01/18/1996 |
| Stateswoman remembered | Amarillo Globe-News | Wyatt, J. | 01/18/1996 |
| Jordan's words ring on | Austin American Statesman | 01/18/1996 | |
| 'When Barbara Jordan spoke to you, you knew you had been spoke at' | Austin American Statesman | 01/18/1996 | |
| Pupils told to reap rewards of education | Austin American Statesman | Jayson, S. | 01/18/1996 |
| For some blacks, Jordan leaves ambiguous legacy | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 01/18/1996 |
| Jordan on Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Morris, A. | 01/18/1996 |
| Jordan lent spark to UT | Austin American Statesman | Roser, M. | 01/18/1996 |
| Key moments in Barbara Jordan's life | Austin American Statesman | 01/18/1996 | |
| Her inspiration reached far beyond native Texas | Austin American Statesman | Eskenazi, S. | 01/18/1996 |
| Quest for common ground won Jordan broad respect | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 01/18/1996 |
| A voice for justice | Austin American Statesman | Palomo, J. | 01/18/1996 |
| 'Her spirit lives on in all who loved her' | Austin American Statesman | Richards, A. | 01/18/1996 |
| Barbara Jordan | Dallas Morning News | 01/18/1996 | |
| 'Gentle lady from Texas' broke stereotypes, became role model | Dallas Morning News | Camia, C. | 01/18/1996 |
| Stateswoman Barbara Jordan dies at 59 | Dallas Morning News | Loe, V. | 01/18/1996 |
| Former legislator's death leaves 'stabbing sense of loss' | Dallas Morning News | Simnacher, J. | 01/18/1996 |
| Students remember her high standards, intensity | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 01/18/1996 |
| One of a kind | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 01/18/1996 | |
| Jordan was passionate about the right to know | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Record, P. | 01/18/1996 |
| Inspirational Texan Barbara Jordan dies | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gonzalez, J. | 01/18/1996 |
| A great spirit (and voice) has left us | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Ivins, M. | 01/18/1996 |
| Jordan's complex stance could not be limited to any label | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Northcott, K. | 01/18/1996 |
| Tarrant residents remember Jordan, say she'll be missed | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Staples, G. | 01/18/1996 |
| Ceremonies and programs to pay tribute | Houston Chronicle | 01/18/1996 | |
| Barbara Jordan | Houston Chronicle | 01/18/1996 | |
| In her own words . . . | Houston Chronicle | 01/18/1996 | |
| Eulogy | Houston Chronicle | 01/18/1996 | |
| TSU remembers famous alumna | Houston Chronicle | Ackerman, T. | 01/18/1996 |
| Jordan stood in flow, changed history's course | Houston Chronicle | Ellis, R. | 01/18/1996 |
| Oh, how voice of thunder will be missed | Houston Chronicle | Ely, J. | 01/18/1996 |
| A striking example of things changing for better | Houston Chronicle | Loewenheim, F. | 01/18/1996 |
| Priceless gift: inspiration | Houston Chronicle | Tutt, B. | 01/18/1996 |
| From 5th Ward to 93rd Congress | Houston Chronicle | 01/18/1996 | |
| Ethical ideals won respect | Houston Chronicle | Bernstein, A. | 01/18/1996 |
| A voice for justice dies | Houston Chronicle | Hines, C. | 01/18/1996 |
| Eloquence came from her head, not her voice | Houston Chronicle | Hobby, B. | 01/18/1996 |
| Fifth Ward full of memories, sad reminders | Houston Chronicle | Makeig, J. | 01/18/1996 |
| Justice, ethics Jordan embodied remain with students, colleagues | Houston Chronicle | Walt, K. | 01/18/1996 |
| Barbara Jordan: Texas pathfinder | San Antonio Express News | 01/18/1996 | |
| What they said | San Antonio Express News | 01/18/1996 | |
| Integrity was her hallmark | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 01/18/1996 |
| Thundering voice made an impression | San Antonio Express News | Calderon, D. | 01/18/1996 |
| The Jordan blend: intellect, impishness | San Antonio Express News | Casey, R. | 01/18/1996 |
| Political pioneer Jordan dies | San Antonio Express News | Tolley, L. | 01/18/1996 |
| Racism climbs list of Texans' top concerns | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 10/30/1995 |
| Boerne action makes censorship list | San Antonio Express News | Martinez, R. | 08/31/1995 |
| Illegal immigration - it's time for candid talk | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Raspberry, W. | 12/13/1994 |
| Prop 187's message | Houston Post | 11/12/1994 | |
| Black legislators find fault with Richards | Austin American Statesman | Brooks, A. | 11/03/1994 |
| Bush, Richards court black vote in Dallas, Houston churches | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 10/31/1994 |
| Jordan upstages bush at black church service | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Roser, M. | 10/31/1994 |
| Candidates for governor go to church | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 10/31/1994 |
| Politics from the pulpits | Houston Post | Herman, K. | 10/31/1994 |
| Bush, Jordan clash before black voters | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 10/31/1994 |
| Proposition 187 | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 10/28/1994 | |
| Jordan urges Democrats to bolster Richards vote | San Antonio Express News | Anderson, C. | 10/26/1994 |
| A tide of 'Illegals' | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | 10/22/1994 | |
| Redistricting suit | Dallas Morning News | 08/19/1994 | |
| State may test new program | Amarillo Daily News | Williams, L. | 08/13/1994 |
| Efforts on immigrants protested | Dallas Morning News | Trejo, F. | 08/12/1994 |
| The effective way to control illegal immigration | Houston Post | Francis, S. | 08/12/1994 |
| Panel urges computer registry of immigration status | Dallas Morning News | Kilday, A. | 08/09/1994 |
| Immigration reform | Houston Post | Editorial | 08/09/1994 |
| It's a great day for Barbara Jordan - and for Texas | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Ivins, M. | 08/08/1994 |
| More on immigration | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 08/08/1994 |
| Houston lawyer still energized by SSC | Dallas Morning News | Kilday, A. | 08/07/1994 |
| Immigration | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 08/05/1994 | |
| Jordan unveils suggestions to fight illegal immigration | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 08/04/1994 |
| Panel seeks immigration registry | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gordon, M. | 08/04/1994 |
| Morales files $5 billion lawsuit to cover illegal immigrants' care | Houston Post | Herman, K. | 08/04/1994 |
| Jordan to outline immigration reforms | Austin American Statesman | Kay, M. | 08/03/1994 |
| Jordan wins Presidential Medal of Freedom | Austin American Statesman | Gamino, D. | 07/22/1994 |
| A Texas legacy: he showed that two parties can play the game | Houston Chronicle | Tolson, M. | 04/24/1994 |
| Jordan says panel will deliver key immigration policy proposals | Dallas Morning News | Lagesse, D. | 04/15/1994 |
| Immigration panel hears variety of suggestions | Austin American Statesman | Montes, E. | 03/18/1994 |
| Jordan pans proposal to use troops at border | Austin American Statesman | Garcia, J. | 03/17/1994 |
| Right for job | Waco Tribune Herald | 01/04/1994 | |
| Universities make painful cuts as funds dwindle | San Antonio Express News | 10/31/1993 | |
| Investigate Bledsoe | Houston Post | 10/20/1993 | |
| Jordan says official asking for trouble | Houston Post | Lenz, M. | 09/28/1993 |
| Austin legislator asks for a little privacy, please | Austin American Statesman | 04/04/1993 | |
| Barbara Jordan says Supreme Court post might tempt her back into office | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 04/01/1993 | |
| Legislators resume redistricting tussle | Houston Post | Wiese, A. | 06/02/1971 |
| Senate locked in filibuster | Austin American Statesman | 04/23/1971 | |
| SEC deal 'a mess' - Tower | Austin American | Henderson, N. | 01/31/1971 |
| Bernal vote bill delayed | San Antonio Express | Ford, J. | 01/27/1971 |
| Connally for crime code change | Dallas Morning News | Gardner, W. | 04/23/1967 |
| Med school proposal is a waiting game | Houston Chronicle | McNeely, D. | 04/18/1967 |
| Channel span bill goes to 'friendly' subpanel | Houston Post | Staff | 04/18/1967 |
| Changes sought in Criminal Code | Dallas Morning News | Heard, R. | 04/09/1967 |
| State Senate marks first as Negro woman presides | Dallas Morning News | Moss, M. | 03/22/1967 |
| Barbara Jordan takes Senate gavel for day | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 03/22/1967 |
| Sen Jordan scores 'First' by presiding | Houston Post | Gardner, W. | 03/22/1967 |
| Rehabilitation commission for handicapped backed | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 03/10/1967 |
| 3 negro solons say no word or hostile glance given them | Austin American Statesman | A.P. Wire | 03/05/1967 |
| 3 Texas negro legislators have little in common | Dallas Morning News | Kowert, N. | 03/05/1967 |
| First Texas negro legislators of century accepted well | Houston Chronicle | Heard, R. | 03/05/1967 |
| Senate marks 'Barbara day" | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Staff | 02/23/1967 |
| Most legislators voice support for Connally plan | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 02/06/1967 |
| Negro legislators well received | Houston Post | Gardner, W. | 01/29/1967 |
| Jordan might say yes to Supreme Court seat | Houston Post | Herman, Ken | 03/31/1993 |
| Barbara Jordan named influential woman of century | Austin American Statesman | Dart, Bob | 03/13/1993 |
| National Organization for Pygmies (NOP) needs you | San Antonio Express News | Stinson, Roddy | 01/07/1993 |
| Hispanic coalitin denounces Jordan | Houston Chronicle | Keeton, Laura | 10/23/1992 |
| Freedom of information group to honor Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Maccormack, Zeke | 09/06/1992 |
| Richards, Jordan stir convention | Austin American Statesman | Brooks, A. Phillips | 07/14/1992 |
| Keynote address from heaven? | Houston Chronicle | Rugeley, Cindy | 07/13/1992 |
| Jordan comes to aid of her party again | Austin American Statesman | Brooks, A. Phillips | 07/12/1992 |
| Richards to chair convention | San Antonio Express News | 06/27/1992 | |
| Richards reported choice to preside at convention | Dallas Morning News | Slater, Wayne | 06/26/1992 |
| Richards, Jordan in line for key convention roles | Houston Chronicle | Rugeley, Cindy | 06/26/1992 |
| Jordan remarks called sexist by men's group | Austin American Statesman | 10/26/1991 | |
| Barbara Jordan to be honored by international law fraternity | Houston Chronicle | 01/04/1991 | |
| Richards picks Jordan as ethics counselor | Austin American Statesman | Copelin, Laylan | 12/06/1990 |
| Richards gives Jordan ethics post | Dallas Morning News | 12/06/1990 | |
| Richards picks Jordan for post | Dallas Times Herald | 12/06/1990 | |
| Richards names Barbara Jordan adviser on ethics in government | Houston Post | Hailey, Mike | 12/06/1990 |
| Jordan likes teaching, but 'never say never' | Houston Post | Grandolfo, Jane A. | 11/03/1990 |
| 'Fortunate' Jordan leaves Brackenridge 9 days after accident | Austin American Statesman | Lim, Grace | 08/09/1988 |
| Jordan leaves hospital | Dallas Morning News | Kilday, Anne Marie | 08/09/1988 |
| Cheerful Jordan declares victory | Austin American Statesman | Lim, Grace | 08/05/1988 |
| Jordan thanks rescuers | Dallas Morning News | Kuempel, George | 08/05/1988 |
| Jordan's recovery encourages doctor | Austin American Statesman | Lim, Grace | 08/02/1988 |
| Jordan's condition upgraded | Austin American Statesman | Lim, Grace | 08/01/1988 |
| Jordan 'vastly' improved after near-drowning | Dallas Morning News | Slater, Wayne | 08/01/1988 |
| Jordan taken off critical list | Houston Post | Bonavita, Fred | 08/01/1988 |
| Jordan listed critical after near drowning | Austin American Statesman | Lim, Grace | 07/31/1988 |
| Jordan nearly drowns | Dallas Morning News | Slater, Wayne | 07/31/1988 |
| Jordan to make a temporary return to limelight via convention | Houston Chronicle | Abram, Lynwood | 07/21/1988 |
| Spirit of '88 | San Antonio Express News | Pisano, Marina | 02/10/1988 |
| Jordan to receive gold medal | Austin American Statesman | 02/10/1987 | |
| Barbara Jordan | Austin American Statesman | 11/09/1986 | |
| Texans will be willing to pay price, Jordan says | Dallas Morning News | 06/13/1986 | |
| Jordan says public will accept new taxes for valued services | Austin American Statesman | Cullick, Robert | 06/12/1986 |
| Jordan illuminated harsh new realities | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 05/29/1986 | |
| UT professor Jordan named to U.N. panel | Austin American Statesman | Jones, Monty | 09/06/1985 |
| Barbara Jordan tapes ads for gay rights laws | Dallas Morning News | 01/17/1985 | |
| Jordan sidesteps aura of awe | Austin American Statesman | Coggins, Cheryl | 09/23/1984 |
| Former Rep. Jordan honored at benefit | Dallas Morning News | 09/22/1984 | |
| Main post office named for Jordan | Houston Post | Lewis, Glenn | 08/28/1984 |
| Bill would honor Jordan | Houston Post | 10/23/1981 | |
| Barbara Jordan: a very private citizen | Dallas Times Herald | Stewart, Susan | 05/03/1981 |
| Barbara Jordan found Carter 'vicious' politician | Austin American Statesman | Evans, Rowland | 11/18/1980 |
| Miss Jordan denies rumor on VP candidacy | Dallas Morning News | 04/23/1980 | |
| Barbara Jordan named one of 11 'Women of Decade' | Houston Chronicle | 10/18/1979 | |
| Barbara Jordan among 11 'women of decade' | Houston Post | 10/18/1979 | |
| Texas Southern dedicates new research center | Houston Post | Coulter, Bill | 09/21/1979 |
| Barbara Jordan among choices for U.N. post | Dallas Morning News | 08/19/1979 | |
| Barbara Jordan | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Ozio, Ronald | 03/25/1979 |
| Her 'internal compass' moved Jordan to act | Houston Post | Phelan, Charlotte | 02/03/1979 |
| Jordan denies terminal-illness rumors | Austin American Statesman | Reaves, Gayle | 01/19/1979 |
| Barbara Jordan to stay at UT; denies she has terminal illness | Dallas Times Herald | Montgomery, Dave | 01/19/1979 |
| Jordan says she doesn't miss House | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Thornton, Joe | 01/19/1979 |
| Jordan skirts questions about supposed incurable disease | Houston Post | Reeves, Monica | 01/19/1979 |
| Jordan denies report of illness | Austin American Statesman | Reaves, Gayle | 01/18/1979 |
| Barbara Jordan denies 'terminal illness' report | Dallas Morning News | Marsh, Charmayne | 01/18/1979 |
| Jordan again denies any terminal malady | Houston Post | 01/18/1979 | |
| Barbara Jordan: a self-portrait | Washington Post | Jordan, Barbara | 01/07/1979 |
| Rep. Jordan to leave mark with ethics guide | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 10/14/1978 | |
| Ruling frees Ms. Jordan's campaign funds | Dallas Morning News | 08/04/1978 | |
| Eyeball to eyeball and neither blinked | Houston Post | Bennett, Elizabeth | 07/12/1978 |
| Rep. Jordan book: straight off tape, right to bookstores | Dallas Morning News | Dunn, Si | 06/28/1978 |
| No grand finale for Rep. Jordan | Houston Chronicle | Wiessler, Judy | 06/18/1978 |
| Regents officially pick Jordan for LBJ post | Austin American Statesman | 06/10/1978 | |
| Jordan accepts UT position | Austin American Statesman | Kelly, Lee | 06/07/1978 |
| Jordan to give personal papers to Texas Southern, regents told | Houston Post | 04/07/1978 | |
| Compromise isn't a sellout | Dallas Morning News | Kingston, Mike | 02/03/1978 |
| Jordan's decision | Houston Post | 12/19/1977 | |
| Jordan serves well | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 12/18/1977 | |
| At a juncture | Houston Chronicle | 12/18/1977 | |
| Wright views exit of Rep. Jordan | Dallas Morning News | Raeke, Carolyn | 12/14/1977 |
| Rep. Barbara Jordan denies 'hidden agenda' | Dallas Morning News | 12/13/1977 | |
| Barbara Jordan to relinquish seat | Dallas Morning News | 12/11/1977 | |
| Jordan to quit congress | Houston Chronicle | Baxter, Norman | 12/11/1977 |
| Jordan won't run again; no other plans, she says | Houston Post | Grissom, Ken | 12/11/1977 |
| Rep. Jordan expected to announce that she won't run for re - election | Houston Chronicle | Baxter, Norman | 12/09/1977 |
| Jordan may not seek re - election | Austin American Statesman | 12/04/1977 | |
| Rep. Jordan may not seek re - election, sources claim | Houston Post | Wiese, Art | 12/01/1977 |
| Rep. Jordan, at 41, considers political future | Dallas Times Herald | Nichols, Bruce | 11/27/1977 |
| Rep. Jordan named among most powerful | Dallas Morning News | 11/03/1977 | |
| Rep. Jordan: Fame levels off | Austin American Statesman | Macpherson, Myra | 10/30/1977 |
| Whatever happened to Barbara Jordan? | Dallas Times Herald | Macpherson, Myra | 10/30/1977 |
| Barbara Jordan - her career rules her life | San Antonio Express News | Pemmaraju, Uma | 07/04/1977 |
| Rep. Jordan criticizes Carter welfare program | Houston Post | 06/26/1977 | |
| Aim high and you can achieve, Jordan advises black girls | Houston Chronicle | Abbott, Mary Lu | 03/18/1977 |
| Barbara Jordan: education still no. 1 tenet | Beaumont Enterprise | 02/23/1977 | |
| Jordan: Why Carter didn't call | Dallas Morning News | Parmley, Helen | 01/09/1977 |
| Tower's Senate position seen as Jordan target | Dallas Morning News | Strong, Barbara | 12/23/1976 |
| Jordan's expectations likely to go unfulfilled | Houston Chronicle | Pincus, Walter | 12/16/1976 |
| 'No decision,' says Jordan after meeting with Carter | Houston Chronicle | 12/10/1976 | |
| Jordan, Carter to discuss cabinet post | Houston Post | 12/09/1976 | |
| The smile of Rep. Barbara Jordan | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Bingham, June | 11/14/1976 |
| Jordan reportedly weighing Senate race against Tower | Houston Post | 09/19/1976 | |
| Barbara Jordan's intellect attracts | Beaumont Enterprise | Reynolds, Barbara | 07/18/1976 |
| Texans react to Jordan | Dallas Morning News | 07/18/1976 | |
| Barbara Jordan: which way now? | Dallas Morning News | Barta, Carolyn | 07/18/1976 |
| She overcame hostility by displaying competence | Houston Chronicle | Byers, Bo | 07/18/1976 |
| Jordan swept N. Y., nation off their feet | Houston Post | Ely, Jane | 07/18/1976 |
| Rep. Jordan sparked convention | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 07/16/1976 | |
| Jordan declares ties with women's caucus | Dallas Morning News | Raeke, Carolyn | 07/15/1976 |
| Jordan praises caucus | Houston Post | 07/15/1976 | |
| Barbara's in the spotlight | Dallas Morning News | Barta, Carolyn | 07/14/1976 |
| Barbara Jordan, citizen | Dallas Times Herald | Mcknight, Felix | 07/14/1976 |
| Barbara Jordan rejects nomination | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Thornton, Joe | 07/14/1976 |
| Barbara Jordan shines second time | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 07/14/1976 | |
| Rep. Jordan liked, praised at convention | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 07/14/1976 | |
| Jordan calls halt to V - P boomlet | Houston Chronicle | Baxter, Norman | 07/14/1976 |
| Barbara Jordan: What the dream is about | San Angelo Standard Times | 07/14/1976 | |
| Barbara Jordan night a U.S. advance | San Antonio Express News | 07/14/1976 | |
| Jordan stresses common purpose | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Carpenter, Scott | 07/13/1976 |
| Jordan's address to set tenor for the convention | Dallas Times Herald | Montgomery, Dave | 07/12/1976 |
| Jordan: No chance as Carter VP | Austin American Statesman | Brown, Becky | 07/03/1976 |
| Rep. Jordan says laws won't clean up image | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Browning, Mark | 07/03/1976 |
| Barbara Jordan named woman of conscience | El Paso Times | 05/16/1976 | |
| Jordan chides leak chasers | Austin American Statesman | 02/13/1976 | |
| Jordan decries information block, stresses protection of freedom | Daily Texan | Kilday, Patti | 02/13/1976 |
| Jordan heads poll | Houston Post | 10/23/1975 | |
| Jordan gets both her wishes - Voting Act and Ford Cards | Houston Chronicle | Hines, Cragg | 08/07/1975 |
| Rep. Barbara Jordan sets a very fast pace | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Lowe, Janet | 08/01/1975 |
| Congresswoman Jordan: 'gentle lady from Texas' | Austin American Statesman | Amon, Rhoda | 07/10/1975 |
| Rep. Jordan rejects speculation | Houston Chronicle | Tutt, Bob | 07/05/1975 |
| Jordan says duty prompted her to testify for Connally | Dallas Morning News | 04/27/1975 | |
| Jordan's views on Congress and the Presidency | Houston Chronicle | 03/05/1975 | |
| Rep. Jordan honored by Democratic women | Houston Post | 03/05/1975 | |
| Barbara, you've come a long way | Dallas Morning News | 02/13/1975 | |
| Jordan feels portrait will 'talk' in future | Houston Post | 02/09/1975 | |
| Barbara Jordan's star reaches dizzy heights for House sophomore | Wall Street Journal | Pierson, John | 02/06/1975 |
| Barbara Jordan Ms. Charisma? | Dallas Times Herald | Sawislak, Arnold | 12/17/1974 |
| Jordan advocates 'old federalism' | Daily Texan | Hendricks, David | 11/15/1974 |
| Jordan considering oppositoin seriously | Houston Post | Chatham, Wayne | 10/17/1974 |
| Jordan ignores congressional tradition | Houston Post | Wiese, Art | 10/06/1974 |
| Rep. Barbara Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Levine, Jo Ann | 03/31/1974 |
| Rep. Jordan looks back on freshman year | Houston Post | Wiese, Art | 12/23/1973 |
| The Wilson-Jordan camaraderie | Houston Chronicle | Pederson, Rena | 06/24/1973 |
| Texas new faces in Congress | Dallas Morning News | Allred, Dave | 01/21/1973 |
| Rep. Jordan begins work | Dallas Morning News | Reed, Julia Scott | 01/14/1973 |
| Barbara Jordan late to party - was 'working' | Houston Chronicle | Baxter, Norman | 01/04/1973 |
| Sen. Jordan talks to guild | Dallas Morning News | Reed, Julia Scott | 08/04/1972 |
| Sen. Jordan adds top state chair to list of victories | Austin American Statesman | Bobo, Carolyn | 06/11/1972 |
| 'Woman from Fifth Ward' serves as governor for day | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Martinets, Patrick | 06/11/1972 |
| Miss Jordan serves as governor | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 06/11/1972 | |
| 'Gov.' Jordan is history-maker | Houston Chronicle | Kuempel, George | 06/11/1972 |
| Sen. Jordan takes oath; first black in governor's chair | Houston Post | Holcomb, Henry | 06/11/1972 |
| Barbara Jordan first black, first woman to be governor for a day | San Antonio Express News | 06/10/1972 | |
| On Saturday, just call her 'Gov. Jordan' | Houston Post | 06/09/1972 | |
| Sen. Jordan to be governor for a day | Austin American Statesman | 05/16/1972 | |
| Sen. Jordan will serve as governor | Houston Post | 05/13/1972 | |
| Honorary degree awarded to Sen. Jordan at H-TC | Austin American Statesman | 05/09/1972 | |
| Sen. Barbara Jordan | Houston Chronicle | 04/30/1972 | |
| Group to hear Sen. Jordan | Dallas Morning News | Reed, Julia Scott | 04/16/1972 |
| Elect Barbara Jordan | Houston Chronicle | 04/10/1972 | |
| It makes sense | Dallas Times Herald | 03/31/1972 | |
| Senator Jordan | Dallas Morning News | 03/30/1972 | |
| Senator first again | Dallas Times Herald | Arnold, Ann | 03/30/1972 |
| Barbara Jordan Senate president pro tem | Dallas Morning News | 03/29/1972 | |
| Sen. Jordan first black elected to pilot any legislative body | Houston Chronicle | Brogan, Mary Rice | 03/29/1972 |
| Rep. Jordan looks to judiciary panel | Houston Chronicle | Cleland, Jack | 01/03/1972 |
| Barbara Jordan opens race for Congress seat | Houston Chronicle | Mcnutt, Gayle | 12/12/1971 |
| Sen. Jordan decides to run for Congress | Houston Post | 12/12/1971 | |
| Sen. Jordan lining up support for likely congressional race | Houston Post | Raeke, Carolyn | 11/28/1971 |
| Johnson at head of list honoring Barbara Jordan | Houston Chronicle | Curtis, Tom | 10/22/1971 |
| Sen. Jordan hopes Mutscher will step down | Houston Chronicle | 09/30/1971 | |
| A legislative day with Barbara Jordan | Austin American Statesman | Lowry, Candy | 04/18/1971 |
| Sen. Jordan may make bid for Congress if new seat created | Houston Chronicle | 02/15/1971 | |
| Solon to demand probe into alleged army spying | Austin American Statesman | 01/29/1971 | |
| Jordan gets party post | Dallas Morning News | 09/15/1970 | |
| Texas females set things right | Dallas Morning News | Atterberry, Ann | 08/13/1970 |
| Sen. Jordan says cities need to deal with poor | Dallas Morning News | Johnson, Tom | 06/16/1970 |
| Solon says Bentsen faces uphill run for Negro vote | Dallas Times Herald | 06/16/1970 | |
| State Sen Barbara Jordan . . . wins her battles through 'the system' | Houston Post | Phelan, Charlotte | 05/24/1970 |
| Freedoms attacked, Senator tells meet | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Slater, Paul | 05/14/1970 |
| Tax not popular, needed Sen. Jordan says here | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 04/12/1970 | |
| UT lobby a 'threat:' Sen Jordan | Houston Post | Holcomb, Henry | 12/04/1969 |
| Barbara Jordan chooses words for ripples in pool of rhetoric | Houston Chronicle | Franks, Zarko | 11/30/1969 |
| State urban leader named | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | 09/28/1969 | |
| Barbara Jordan to get honorary Boston degree | Houston Chronicle | 05/15/1969 | |
| Sen. Jordan eyes try for congress | Austin American Statesman | 04/21/1969 | |
| 2 women serving in legislature | Dallas Morning News | 01/15/1969 | |
| A pioneer in politics | Houston Post | Fulenwider, Barbara | 11/03/1968 |
| His presence speaks for the negro | Austin American Statesman | Jordan, Barbara | 06/16/1968 |
| Who speaks for the negro? | Houston Chronicle | Jordan, Barbara | 06/16/1968 |
| 'Meaningful alliances' urged by Sen. Jordan | Dallas Morning News | 05/28/1968 | |
| Media seen as voice to racial harmony | Houston Chronicle | 05/28/1968 | |
| Sen Jordan will seek reelection | Houston Post | 01/11/1968 | |
| Sen. Jordan lauded as 'Credit to State' | Houston Chronicle | 05/28/1967 | |
| Solons praise Sen. Jordan | Houston Post | 05/28/1967 | |
| State senate marks first as negro woman presides | Dallas Morning News | Moss, Marquita | 03/22/1967 |
| First speech made by negro senator | Dallas Morning News | 03/16/1967 | |
| Seating of Sen. Barbara Jordan proud day for her, her people | Houston Chronicle | Brogan, Mary Rice | 01/11/1967 |
| Negro Senator - to - be sees equality | Dallas Morning News | Barta, Carolyn | 05/30/1966 |
| Miss Jordan sure she'll be accepted | Houston Post | Bailey, Ernest | 05/21/1966 |