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  Ramsey named university chaplain and dean at Baylor

  Baylor University named Charles M. Ramsey as university chaplain and dean of spiritual life, effective June 9. Ramsey will succeed Burt Burleson, who retired in May.

  06/04/2025 - By Staff / Baylor University Media and Public Relations

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  Wins scored and losses sustained in Texas Legislature

  Moral concerns and church-state issues figured prominently in the 89th Texas Legislative Session that wrapped up June 2.

  06/03/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Three-time Bounce participant commits to ministry

  When walking through a season of doubts and questions, Morgan Breeden from First Baptist Church in Cuero recognized God was on the move in her life. 

  06/03/2025 - By Jessica King / Texas Baptists Communications

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  The grandmother of Juneteenth still is walking for freedom

  Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth” and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient—and “a little old lady in tennis shoes,” as she says she has been viewed—still is walking for freedom and unity at 98 years old, despite a recent hospitalization.

  06/02/2025 - By Calli Keener / Baptist Standard

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  Groups pledge to sue over Ten Commandments displays

  A coalition of civil liberties groups—including Americans United for Separation of Church and State—pledged to sue if Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public-school classrooms.

  05/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Power central to tension between Jesus and Pharisees

  Misreading the tension between Jesus and the Pharisees historically fostered antisemitism and contributed to the Holocaust, New Testament scholar Scot McKnight told a gathering at East Texas Baptist University.

  05/30/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  House abolishes Lottery Commission, moves game

  The Texas House of Representatives voted to dissolve the Texas Lottery Commission and move the operation and administration of the lottery to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

  05/28/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  House approves Ten Commandments display mandate

  The Texas House of Representatives voted to approve a bill mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in every public-school classroom.

  05/27/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Bill requiring air conditioning in Texas prisons passes House

  The Texas House passed May 16 a bill requiring prisons to have air conditioning by the end of 2032.

  05/22/2025 - By Stephen Simpson / Texas Tribune

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  Renewed vision helps Waco church reach next generation

  Over the past 12 years, revitalization and a renewed vision at Highland Baptist Church in Waco have served as the catalyst to help bring revival among their community and a desire to reach “a new and next generation with the gospel.”

  05/22/2025 - By Leann Callaway / Baptist Press

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  Texas RAs challenged to raise funds for Kenyan churches

  Sam Dunkin, a deacon at McDade Baptist Church, has led in building 25 church structures in Tharaka County, northeast of Nairobi, Kenya, and more are needed. Texas Royal Ambassadors are raising funds for the building project.

  05/22/2025 - By Ferrell Foster / Texans on Mission

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  Texans on Mission respond after Gordon tornado

  When an EF-1 tornado hit Gordon, damaging the community’s only school, canceling classes for the week, and affecting dozens of homes in the area, Texans Mission assessor were on site the next day. The following day, chainsaw and temporary roofing teams rolled in to begin helping families recover from the damage.

  05/21/2025 - By Russ Dilday / Texans on Mission