Jul 22, 2015 — By Katy Vine

He wasn’t diplomatic and he wasn’t subtle, but Curtis Graves forged a political path for black Texans—and altered history forever.

Jul 22, 2015 — By Pamela Colloff

The legacy of the Voting Rights Act.

Apr 2, 2014 — By Katy Vine

At 94 years old, debate icon Thomas Freeman has taught everyone from Martin Luther King Jr. to Barbara Jordan.

Feb 21, 2014 — By brian sweany and Brian D. Sweany

A look back at the career of one of Texas's most remarkable politicians.

Jan 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly

From Donald Chambers founding the Bandidos in Houston to Gordon Granger reading General Orders No. 3 in Galveston

Jan 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly

From Donald Chambers founding the Bandidos in Houston to Gordon Granger reading General Orders No. 3 in Galveston

Apr 30, 1998 — By Gregory Curtis

Now playing: Houston’s Fifth Ward.

Apr 1, 1996 — By Josh Daniel

Here’s a World Wide Web page to die for. The Texas State Cemetery in Austin goes online (www.cemetery.statetx.us) late this month, thanks to the General Services Commission. You can scan a list of the more than two thousand luminaries buried there, from father of Texas Stephen F. Austin…

Mar 1, 1996 — By Paul Burka

Barbara Jordan saw herself not as a black politician but as a politician who happened to be black—and that was one of the things that made her great.

Sep 30, 1976 — By Walter Shapiro

Is Barbara Jordan really worth all the fuss?