Bullied Texas teen kills self in front of family as they beg her not to do it

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) – Family members of a Houston-area high school student who killed herself are rallying for tighter laws against cyberbullying.
Brandy Vela’s family says cyberbullying pushed the 18-year-old over the edge, leading her to shoot herself in the chest Tuesday afternoon at the family’s Texas City home as family members watched.
Her father, Raul Vela, said she had been receiving abusive text messages for months from bullies using an untraceable smartphone applic