More than 600 Baylor University students signed a petition supporting proposed state legislation that would allow concealed gun carry on college campuses.

Leaders from the Baylor Young Conservatives of Texas student group on Thursday delivered the petition to the Waco office of state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Grandbury, who authored Senate Bill 182. The bill would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry weapons on public college and university campuses.

The 17-year-old beaten to death for refusing to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. The teen dragged by her family to be raped to force her into marrying an elderly man. They are among 39,000 girls forced into marriage every day around the world, sold like cattle to enrich their families.

People across Texas will soon hear more about what’s special about Waco and its neighboring cities, thanks to a new regional marketing plan. And locals will also be asked to join the action by sharing online what they like about their hometown.

Assistant United States Attorney Alan Jackson will give a presentation titled “Shooting from the Hip: the Strange and Wonderful World…

Planned Parenthood supporters rallied on the Capitol steps Thursday in the hopes of reinstating the Medicaid Women’s Health Program.

This Medicaid program was replaced by the Texas Women’s Health Program on Jan. 1. This program cut family planning funding and led to the closure of 53 Planned Parenthood centers across the state.