George P. Bush’s new job as Texas land commissioner has nothing to do with abortion, and it lacks any authority to funnel public dollars to private schools. But after barely 30 days in office, he’s already headlined high-profile rallies on both issues.
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Student Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday that recommending departments upload to Canvas or the department’s website a syllabus for each course prior to registration.
By Amanda Hayes Reporter With the Bearathon race approaching March 21, Waco Striders Running Club President Don Hinds said the…
Two weeks after the destruction of their Prayer Walk display, the student group Baylor Bears for Life has accepted that the perpetrators will most likely never be caught.
The driver of a green Ford Expedition was shot and killed by police Wednesday afternoon after a car chase involving gunfire concluded near Lorena city limits.
Two student senators filed a lawsuit this week in Student Court against Katy junior Lawren Kinghorn, internal vice president.
One man is dead after the small aircraft in which he was flying crashed into a TV tower while approaching an airport in West Texas.
A suburban Chicago police officer was acquitted Wednesday in the death of a 95-year-old World War II veteran whom he shot with a beanbag gun at an assisted living facility.
Lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say they have new evidence that agents of Saudi Arabia “directly and knowingly” helped the hijackers, including sworn testimony from the so-called 20th hijacker and from three principals of the U.S. government’s two primary probes of the attacks.
A robbery suspect and a resident are dead after a drug-related home invasion involving gunfire at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at 1902 S. 16th St., said Waco Police spokesman Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton.
Beginning March 1, Texas drivers will only have to display a single registration sticker in the bottom driver’s side corner of their windshields.
State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) held a press conference with Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Wednesday to discuss the filing of Senate Bill 5 and Senate Joint Resolution 5, which will constitutionally dedicate a portion of the existing sales tax on new and used automobiles to the State Highway Fund.
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries.
When Carlos Colón went back to his native country of El Salvador to go attend a symphonic choral piece performance, he sat next to a man who could not read and was flying for the very first time. After ten years, he was finally being reunited with his family.
Police authorities from Waco, Baylor and McLennan County responded to a home invasion involving gunfire at approximately 10:15 p.m. Tuesday at 1902 S. 16th St., Waco Police Sgt. Gary Hiatt said.
A group of U.S. Olympians will share their personal stories of hard work and determination Thursday, as part of the Deloitte program titled “Team USA Road Show: It’s Your Race, Take the Lead.”
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie canceled plans to talk with reporters in London on Tuesday after his comments on vaccinations sparked a political flap at home.
Islamic State militants put to death a captured Jordanian fighter pilot by burning him alive in a cage, according to a video the group released Tuesday. The kingdom vowed a swift and lethal response to what it called a “barbaric” act.
This week, President Barack Obama sent a budget to Congress for the 2016 fiscal year. In this budget were several initiatives to increase both taxes for the wealthy and tax breaks for the middle and lower-income classes.
The signal from RadioShack Corp., the company that introduced the first mass-market personal computer, is fading after years of heavy losses and the suspension of its shares.
A federal jury decided on Tuesday that the design of the 1996 Toyota Camry had a dangerous defect that was partly to blame for a fatal 2006 crash, and the automaker must pay nearly $11 million to victims.
Waco and Baylor police authorities responded to an incident at approximately 10:40 p.m. Tuesday at 16th St. and Wood Ave.
The third residence hall in a recent series of renovations, Penland Residence Hall, will close for yearlong improvements in May. In June, there will be a demolition process after the halls are cleared, and Penland will reopen next year in the spring semester.
The towering 11-foot tall, off-white, angel-like figure that used to be located in the grassy area between Burleson Hall and Draper Academic Building, has been moved to the back of Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center for unknown reasons.
Baylor began the search to find a vice president for university development this week.
As part of the First Wednesday series through the Baylor Business Professional Development Program, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Bryant and deputy science editor at the New York Times will speak to the Baylor community at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Cashion 510.
By Amanda Hayes Reporter Instead of giving up on failed New Year’s resolutions, Meg Patterson, director of wellness, suggests student…
Several nationally recognized organists came to participate in the 21st annual Midwinter Organ Conference, which began Sunday.
Jason Roberts, associate director of music and organist at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in New York City, will give a performance to accompany Buster Keaton’s silent film “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” in Jones Concert Hall.
Promising to help America’s middle class, President Barack Obama on Monday sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget that would hammer corporate profits overseas and raise taxes on the wealthy while boosting tax credits for families and the working poor.
Two years after Chris Kyle’s death, and days before the man accused of killing him goes to trial, the retired Navy SEAL depicted in the blockbuster movie “American Sniper” received a state day Monday in his honor.
