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The Starbucks in the Dutton parking garage will close at the end of the spring semester.
“Unfortunately, it was not economically sustainable,” said Lori Fogleman, director of media communications.
Opening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the “Scottsboro Boys”: nine black teens who were wrongly convicted of raping two white women more than 80 years ago.
Through the continued partnership of the Heart of Texas Autism Network and members of the Baylor community, the sixth annual Walk for Autism will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Fountain Mall.
The Heart of Texas Autism Network is a non-profit organization established six years ago by a Waco support group for parents with children who have autism spectrum disorders.
The network has worked closely with Baylor, specifically the Baylor Autism Resource Center, since its formation.
The war begins Monday, when eleven sororities will compete against each other in hopes of winning $250 for the winner’s philanthropy of choice. The week-long competition, known as War of the Roses, is sponsored by Pi Kappa Phi fraternity to raise money for Push America and the Arc of McLennan County. Both organizations aim to increase volunteerism and fundraising to help people with disabilities.
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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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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.
The abduction of a foreign leader was not on most students’ bingo cards for winter break. Once news headlines began appearing about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and how his wife were removed from Venezuela, most people scratched their heads in confusion, wondering where the news came from and why it happened.
