Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas elected Earl Ann Bumpus of Graham as president five decades after her mother, Cleota Lenert, was elected president of Florida WMU. Lenert died nine and a half weeks before her daughter’s election.

State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, recently stood on the floor of the Texas Senate defending a bill that would let state license holders assert their religious beliefs when providing—or denying—certain services.

More than 2,700 Baylor University students, alumni, major donors and former regents have signed an open letter asking the university to recognize LGBTQ student organizations. In turn, another petition urges the school to “stand strong” and “Save Baylor Traditions.”

Texas Baptists have the opportunity and responsibility to share the hope of the gospel with spiritually unreached people across the state, a cross-cultural mobilizer told the Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas Annual Meeting and Missions Celebration.

Friends and admirers gathered at First Baptist Church in Longview April 8 to remember Fabio Giménez as one who went from being a renowned professional soccer player to being a person known for his desire to serve God.

Christian women find the power to face adversity when they dedicate their lives to a purpose greater than themselves, participants at the Bloom Conference learned.

Every year, Dallas Baptist University collects shoeboxes filled with toys and other gifts for children in developing nations. This spring, the DBU faculty member who coordinates Operation Christmas Child on campus had the opportunity to help deliver some of the presents.

A North Texas church’s longstanding partnership with a Baptist pastor and hospital administrator in western Mexico undergirds a church-starting movement in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas.

Pastor Lorenzo Ortiz coordinates meals, schedules rides and helps immigrant families at the Laredo bus station contact relatives in the United States.

In addition to its focus on evangelism and discipleship, Congreso—an annual event for Hispanic Baptist young people—long has promoted education among Hispanic middle-school and high-school students.

On the first day of a new job, many people prefer a relatively light schedule with plenty of time to get acclimated to new surroundings. Not Howard Payne University’s new president, Cory Hines.

About a year and a half after Hurricane Harvey pummeled the Texas Gulf Coast, damage lingers and volunteers continue restoration—including young people who participated in this year’s Bounce student disaster recovery effort.