Baylor News
From blueprints to the rubber on the road, student government’s long-awaited promise has come to life — an airport shuttle that commutes to and from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport during the holiday seasons.
The U.S. stock market just got a Texas-sized addition. The Texas Stock Exchange received approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new stock exchange, with TXSE set to begin trading stocks by early 2026.
“One of our readers said, ‘You know, Tidwell is actually a character,’” Nogalski said. “The Tidwell Building is actually a character in this novel, but so is Baylor University, because it’s all over the campus.”
The number of Baptist students at Baylor is dropping, but students and faculty say this trend is bringing unity rather than division.
Waco News
Story by Morgan Harlan | Staff Writer and Sarah Asinof | News Editor, Video by…
By Morgan Harlan | Staff WriterThe trial of former Baylor football player Shawn Oakman began…
By Morgan Harlan | Staff Writer and Kalyn Story | Print Managing EditorThe sexual assault…
By Morgan Harlan | Staff WriterApproximately 200 potential jurors were summoned to the McLennan County…
State News
Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
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The Iran war is now in its 46th day. Iran responded by restricting access to Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, and moving to toll vessels transiting the strait. Waco drivers are already feeling it. The local average hit $3.38 a gallon last week, up 21 cents in seven days and 75 cents year-over-year, according to AAA data.
Gas prices in Texas have surged more than 70 cents per gallon since the U.S. went to war with Iran three weeks ago. The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices up more than 40%, pushing the national average to its highest point since 2023 and sending diesel past $5 for the first time in three years.
The largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in decades unfolded as American and Israeli forces struck Iran Saturday, killing its supreme leader and triggering retaliatory strikes from the Gulf to Israel. The White House said the campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and toppling its government.
Dr. Joshua Alley, assistant professor of political science, said part of the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland has to do with America’s national security strategy.
