Texas legislators have sent a bill to Governor Rick Perry that allows schools to train and maintain teachers as “armed marshals” on campuses. The bill, which had already passed the Texas house, enjoyed a bipartisan passage of 28-3 in the Texas senate. According to the Associated Press, the bill enjoyed the strong support of Lt. Gov. […]

Texas Has What English Lacks   As a preteen on my first visit out of the South, I remember hearing giggles from some people on the New York Subway whenever I spoke. Since I grew up in a large city, I knew that I didn’t have a traditional Texas twang, so it took me a […]

Police say between five to fifteen people were killed and more than 160 were injured in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, late Wednesday. The explosion at West Fertilizer in downtown West — a community of roughly 2,600 residents about 20 miles north of Waco — happened around 8 p.m. and […]

A church in Texas wants to shake things up by holding their services in a local bar. HLN talked with a church staff member who said this was the sort of place Jesus would go because people there needed to hear about him. Southern Hills Church of Christ’s website says they will check IDs and […]