The Barbara Jordan Statue at UT

The statue honoring the former congresswoman and UT professor is unveiled

"...over the University of Texas. On Friday, April 24, Barbara Jordan will take up permanent residence under West Campus'..."

April 24, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Barbara Jordan Statue: Standing like she stood up for the Constitution

After a second national search, a design for UT's proposed statue of Barbara Jordan has been chosen, this one by California sculptor Bruce Wolfe

"...A design for UT's proposed statue of Barbara Jordan has been chosen … again...."

July 6, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy

This year's Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy tackled the digital divide.

"...mend it, was the topic of the Sixth Annual Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy at the University..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Two Bios of Barbara

"...Barbara Jordan: The Biography by Austin Teutsch Golden Touch Press,..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Books Review

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...Barbara Hines has spent a lifetime fighting the good fight...."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Two Greats: Richards and Jordan

"...thank you, Texas, for giving America two incredible women: Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards. Now that Ann has been..."

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A Chicago art group brings Austin punk and the mighty congresswoman together

"...To my knowledge, Barbara Jordan never opened for the Dicks. In fact, I'd..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Making History Personal

History is more than a bound collection of facts; it is something personal, something intimate, something that, even in contradiction, demands to be shared. Robi Polgar gleans that immediate sense of history from two plays currently running in Austin theatres: E Pluribus Unum: Barbara Jordan -- One Voice and The America Play.

"...Theater is Deborah Hamilton-Lynne's one-woman play E Pluribus Unum: Barbara Jordan -- One Voice, an enthusiastic exploration of the..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

On Death & Dying

Did TV Coverage Trivialize Barbara Jordan?

"...of the latter, the day that former U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan passed away. A teacher at the University of..."

Feb. 2, 1996 News Column

Live Coverage of the Obama-Clinton Debate

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"...Clinton to declare themselves the definitive breakfast taco candidate. Jordan Smith: Candidates, shamidates. War, shmar. Predatory lending, shmediatory lending...."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

What's Behind the Delays at Austin's Airport and What's Being Done to Help

Lots of turbulence as airport rebounds from COVID lows

"...and at the gate – not just in the Barbara Jordan Terminal concourse and "arrival hall," but at baggage..."

July 8, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Shadows Over Bergstrom

The economic and security changes of the last two years set off ripples at Bergstrom Airport.

"...the forlorn east end (the low-numbered gates) of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, far from the Southwest, American, and Continental..."

Jan. 24, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...Barbara Jordan's Legacy..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Column

Mapping Out Mueller

Airport redevelopment project continues spreading its wings

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May 10, 2013 News Feature

Austin's Airport Art Program Makes Every Flight a Trip to the Gallery

Got some time at AUS? There's many distractions in plane sight.

"...glass that borders the main pedestrian bridge to the Barbara Jordan Terminal and moves designwise from the Earth to..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Written in Stone

History of racism lives on in UT monuments

"...statues of such leaders as Martin Luther King and Barbara Jordan."..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

"Donald Moffett" at the Blanton

The Blanton exhibition marks a shift not only toward artists from Texas but also toward more political art

"...In What Barbara Jordan Wore, to be displayed on December 5th, Moffett..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Arts Review by Caitlin Greenwood

Ben Barnes on Barn Building

"...that I used it in the way I did.On Barbara Jordan Barbara [Jordan] became a regular at the evening..."

July 7, 2006 News Feature

Page Two: Stop All The Clocks

"...Barbara Jordan, 1936-1996..."

Jan. 19, 1996 Column

Day Trips: Statues of Texas Women

A list of Texas women who stand tall

"...Barbara Jordan was an outstanding Texas politician who deserves (and..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Problems Facing Mueller

"...cyclists in the retail section. It is bewildering how Barbara Jordan Boulevard received a construction green light to proceed..."

May 14, 2013 Postmarks

CNN Obama-Clinton Debate: The full transcript

Word for word, the whole shebang

"...know, who became not only friends, but heroes, were Barbara Jordan, who taught me a lot about courage, and..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Wild Worlds of UT's Game Camp

Middle-schoolers learn that gaming is in the details

"...by sugar cubes. The highlight is a game called Jordan Jump that stars Barbara Jordan (!) as a ninja..."

July 26, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Gay Place

This week, UT honors the life of incomparable stateswoman Barbara Jordan. And so do we.

"...THE QUEENDOM OF JORDAN She was Houston born and an alum of Texas..."

April 24, 2009 Column by Kate X Messer

Naked City

"...discuss proposals for a statue of the late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan on the University of Texas campus, including this..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature

A Century of Newsmakers

"...8. Barbara Jordan. As much as we admire Jordan, we weren't..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Drums Across Texas

What does Reagan High's drum line have in common with civil rights? Larry Jackson.

"...state and national civil rights activists, meeting future Rep. Barbara Jordan at Texas Southern University...."

June 17, 2011 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

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"...cool Texas women who came and went before her: Barbara Jordan, Katherine Anne Porter, Babe Didrickson, Sippie Wallace, Janis..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."Justice is often a long road," he said. – Jordan Smith..."

March 5, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the state to agree to drop the indictment. – Jordan Smith..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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