The San Marcos Baptist Academy board of trustees named Brian Guenther as the school’s president, effective Aug. 1.

David and Claudie Maxine King learned the importance of intercessory prayer firsthand during their 30 years as Baptist missionaries. Now they want to involve other Christians in praying for first responders who serve in harm’s way for the common good.

Kyle Henderson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Athens, believed his congregation needed to look more like its community and more like the kingdom of God.

Religious leaders and community organizers from throughout Central Texas met at Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work to begin building a network of support for families affected negatively by U.S. immigration policies.

Baylor University President Linda Livingstone responded to charges former Athletic Director Ian McCaw made in a deposition by voicing confidence in the Pepper Hamilton investigation into sexual violence at the university.

Trapped in an unhealthy relationship, LaCheryal Royal didn’t know what to do. If she left, she didn’t know where she and her two young boys would live. She didn’t know how she could support the family. She just knew she had to do something.

Texas executed Christopher Young July 17 for the fatal shooting of a San Antonio convenience store owner over the objections of numerous religious leaders and even the son of the man he killed.

For anyone who ever took a survey after a medical appointment and wondered whether the effort was worthwhile, the answer probably is “no,” says a Baylor University psychologist and researcher.

Baylor University settled a lawsuit brought by a former student athlete who asserted she was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple football players in 2012.

Three teens survived a rising river at a Bible camp in the Texas Hill Country. Would their faith?

Texas Baptists will assemble July 29-31 at the Arlington Convention Center for a Family Gathering. The Texas Baptist Family Gathering includes joint sessions of the 133rd BGCT annual meeting, the African-American Fellowship Conference and the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas.

The Texas attorney general’s office declined to offer an opinion about the legality of poker houses that charge a fee, citing a pending lawsuit.