In 1972 Barbara Jordan was elected to Congress from this state
While in Congress, she served as a member of the House 
Judiciary ... First African-American state senator in Texas since the 
Reconstruction... [DOC] [TLE] Barbara Jordan - Avoice, African American Voices in Congress [PAR] Barbara C. Jordan is best remembered for her defense of the Constitution during 
... to be elected to the Texas State Senate where she served from 1966-1972.