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AUSTIN — The Wild West tradition of openly carrying your six-shooter on the street has long been banned in Texas under state law. But the next governor could change that.
Rising Democratic star and gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis has joined her top Republican rival in supporting a proposed “open carry” law. It would allow people with concealed handgun licenses to wear a pistol on their hip, in full view, while in public.

When Rhea Torresso started a dance team for Acts Church her freshman year, she made it clear she didn’t want to waste time searching for extracurricular activities.

She created “Won by One” on her own.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect water quality and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species.

Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, has a new president — current Baylor Executive Vice President and Provost, Dr. Elizabeth Davis.

In a press conference hosted at the university, 11 a.m. EST Thursday the Furman Board of Trustees announced their selection. Davis, her husband Charles, their son and daughter were present for the announcement.

Baylor’s 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III is returning to Waco this May to raise funds for Friends for Life, a day center for the elderly and disabled where he learned everything he knows about the game — the game of dominoes, that is.

Students having trouble finding a parking space is nothing new to campus life. Some students solve that problem by leaving their cars on the concrete strip behind the IHOP on Fourth Street. This causes problems and is against Baylor’s parking rules.

Protesters in cities around the world targeted major Olympic sponsors Wednesday, just ahead of the Winter Games in Sochi, urging them to speak out against Russia’s law restricting gay-rights activities. Two more sponsors of the U.S. Olympic team condemned the law, but leading global sponsors did not join them.

With less than two months remaining to enroll in the health care marketplace, the federal government is focusing outreach efforts on areas with the largest concentrations of uninsured, including Texas’ Harris and Dallas counties.

Students once had to wait up to a week or more to receive their first appointment at the Baylor Counseling Center. As of January, the Counseling Center, located in the McLane Student Life Center, has begun offering a walk-in clinic for initial assessments Mondays through Thursdays.

By Rae Jefferson Staff Writer Baylor’s Christian affiliation has made discussions about faith an expected occurrence for most students in…

Scams are on the rise, and Baylor Information Technology Services are working to stop phishing scammers from finding their way into the hearts and hardware of Baylor students, faculty and staff.

Two years in the making, a new farm bill sailed to the Senate on the winds of congressional bipartisan support. Tuesday, the legislation that will set the tone for the next five years of American food policy left the Senate for a signature from the Oval Office.

The chronicle of momentous African-American events remembered throughout the nation during this year’s Black History Month is marked on Baylor’s campus by a mission of unity through the “not for us but everyone” campaign.

HOUSTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Texas authority over greenhouse gas permitting on Tuesday, ending a long, often bitter battle between the federal agency and the state.

“Man up” is a phrase some men, and even some women, have heard in their lifetime.
The Baylor Lariat sat down with Dr. Mark Morman, director of graduate studies, who researches male/male friendships to identify how masculinity affects men and women.

A Baylor freshman was in stable condition Monday after falling from Texas State Highway Loop 340 bridge onto the highway median of Interstate 35.

Lt. Tracy O’Connor, the Robinson Police Department spokesman, said a passing motorist called Robinson police at 7:22 a.m., alerting them of a stalled vehicle with emergency lights flashing on Loop 340 near Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Police arrived at 7:25 a.m. and a man’s body was found below the bridge near where the vehicle was stalled.

By Rebecca Fiedler Staff Writer Baylor women who have had involvement in the military have expressed differing opinions following the…

With opening day roughly seven months away, McLane Stadium is rapidly starting to take shape.

The athletic department hopes the new facility will improve the game day experience for players and fans, while leaving a smaller carbon footprint in the process.

CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s central leadership broke with one of its most powerful branch commanders in an apparent attempt to stem the deadly infighting that has erupted in Syria among the militant Islamic factions trying to bring down President Bashar Assad.

The Year of the Horse might appear to be a curse for the Denver Broncos, but that will not stop students and residents of the Waco area from celebrating the Chinese New Year this week.

At 7:06 p.m. Monday evening, members of Alpha Phi Alpha hand-delivered a yellow rose to every woman in Barfield Drawing Room in Baylor’s Student Union Building to show their support for strong women.

The Hankamer School of Business has experienced a ‘Great Divide’ of its own, by splitting Business 1301 into Business 1201 and 1101.

Waco Police Department officers are investigating a sexual assault and an act of public indecency that occurred this week at Cameron Park, said Sgt. Patrick Swanton, Waco police public information officer.

Aching feet, strained backs and a drone of unanimous ‘how long have you been here’s’ — it must be that time of the year again. Tickets for All-University Sing went on sale Thursday in the Bill Daniel Student Center.

By Rebecca Fiedler Staff Writer Pro-life Waco is boycotting the purchase of Girl Scout cookies in response to a Tweet…

BOSTON — Federal prosecutors Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, accusing him of betraying his adopted country by ruthlessly carrying out a terrorist attack calculated to cause maximum carnage.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gaza’s tiny movie industry may struggle with amateur actors and power outages, but at least it has a winning formula of which the producers never seem to tire: the heroics, from a Palestinian perspective, of those fighting Israeli occupation.

Students gear up to compete in the Baylor Business Sell Off this Friday, a competition that allows students to improve their selling abilities by participating in a realistic selling scenario.

A bill was presented at the Student Senate meeting Thursday night regarding the Civitas club’s desire to become an outlet for honors credit.

Waco firefighters responded to a fire alarm around 2 p.m. Thursday at Carroll Science Hall.

Chad Moegelin, a firefighter on the scene, said the alarm was triggered by dust on the system’s sensors.