Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational university in Denton,Texas,with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994,it is the largest state-supported university primarily for women in the United States. The university is part of the Texas Woman's University System. It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 60 areas of study across six colleges.
Barbara Charline Jordan was an American lawyer,educator,and politician. A Democrat,she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction,the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives,and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901,alongside Andrew Young of Georgia.
Sheila Jackson Lee was an American lawyer and politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district,from 1995 until her death in 2024. The district includes most of central Houston. She was a member of the Democratic Party and served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council before being elected to the House. She was also co-dean of Texas's congressional delegation.
The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston,Texas,United States. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College,a coeducational institution and one of multiple junior colleges formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934,HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed University of Houston. In 1977,it became the founding member of the University of Houston System. Today,Houston is the fourth-largest university in Texas,awarding 11,156 degrees in 2023. As of 2024,it has a worldwide alumni base of 331,672.
Alexander N. Green is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Texas's 9th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Democratic Party,Green served as the justice of the peace of Harris County,Texas from 1977 to 2004. The 9th district includes most of southwestern Houston and part of Fort Bend County,including most of Missouri City. It also includes western portions of Pearland.
Texas Southern University is a public historically black university in Houston. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9,1995,Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk),during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.
Eddie Bernice Johnson was an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party.
Charlene Drew Jarvis is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31,2009. Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Charles Drew.
Borris L. Miles,is a Democratic politician from Texas. He has represented District 13 in the Texas Senate since winning election in November 2016. He is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives,where he represented District 146,which encompasses parts of Harris County,Texas,including Sunnyside,Houston,and Third Ward,Houston.
Albert Langston Thomas was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 29 years. From Houston,Texas,he was responsible for bringing the Johnson Space Center to Houston.
Denver Harbor is a historic community located in eastern Houston,Texas,United States near the Houston Ship Channel. The community,bounded by Wallisville Road,the Union Pacific Railroad,and the Port Terminal Railroad Association,was first settled in the 1890s and platted in 1911 and 1913. The community includes many historic bungalow and cottage homes.
Jarvis Diallo Johnson is an American entrepreneur and politician currently serving in the Texas House of Representatives. A Democrat,he has represented the 139th district since 2016 and previously served on the Houston City Council.
Nina Adil Godiwalla is an American author and businesswoman. She is CEO of MindWorks Leadership and the author of Suits:A Woman on Wall Street.
Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia is an American lawyer and politician who has been serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 29th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers much of eastern Houston. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented the 6th district in the Texas Senate.
Eugene Yuanzhi Wu is a Chinese-American lawyer and politician who is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives,serving since 2013. He was formerly a prosecutor for Harris County.
Jolanda Felicia Jones is an American attorney,politician,and television personality,as well as a former city councilor and heptathlete. Jones,a Democrat,is currently a member of the Texas House of Representatives,representing the 147th district. She was sworn in on May 18,2022.
Julie Elizabeth Johnson is an American politician from the state of Texas. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the member-elect to the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 32nd congressional district. She serves in the Texas House of Representatives for District 115.
George Washington Baines was an American politician,Baptist preacher,journalist,slaveowner,and educator. He was a co-founder and the third president of Baylor University,while the university was located in Independence,Texas,during the American Civil War.
Jasmine Felicia Crockett is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from Texas's 30th congressional district since January 2023. Her district covers most of South Dallas County,Central Dallas,Dallas Love Field Airport,and parts of Tarrant County. A member of the Democratic Party,Crockett previously represented the 100th district in the Texas House of Representatives.
