Baylor News

“I believe in being an energetic executive. And I think that one of the biggest misconceptions I see in student government is people think that there’s a lot of time. We really don’t have much time at all, you know, we have essentially nine months in my position to get stuff done,” Madincea said. “So what I’m really hoping is that people kind of see my cabinet being energetic and proactive and getting out there and getting a lot done. And that that motivates them to act and to act quickly and energetically in service to our student body.”

Waco News

A Texas woman who prosecutors say was tortured for 12 days seemed to be in shock as she spoke to authorities following her rescue, initially defending the man accused of hanging her from a deer-skinning device and chaining her to a bed, according to a recording of the interview played at his trial Tuesday.

Local and federal authorities offered to help secure Dallas-area bus and train stations Wednesday after a shootout on a platform in Richardson left two people dead, the latest in a string of violent incidents on Dallas mass transit, an agency spokesman said.

State News

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.