Baylor News
Oklahoma State fired longtime head coach Mike Gundy Tuesday following the program’s first home loss to Tulsa since 1951. The Bears will look to win their first Big 12 game against the Cowboys Saturday.
“We want to briefly explore the history, causes, consequences and responses to political violence in the U.S.,” Villegas said, overviewing the panel’s discussion. “We want to role model and promote critical thinking, civil discourse and shared understanding. And lastly, we want to provide trusted expert insight, clear historical context and tools for informed civic engagement so that we can positively address the matter.”
After being dominated by No. 2 Texas on Friday, No. 20 Baylor volleyball’s defense bounced back Wednesday, holding Texas Tech to a .176 hitting percentage in a 3-1 win.
At Black Oak Art, every piece starts as a simple piece of clay. But getting to the final product takes time, patience and a whole lot of care — similar to the care this team pours into the legacy of this beloved Waco business.
Waco News
The Texas Department of Transportation hosted a final public hearing Thursday night on the construction of two new frontage road bridges over the Brazos River, which runs parallel to University Parks Drive in Waco. The bridges will span between University Parks Drive and Martin Luther King Boulevard on Interstate Highway 35.
When Dr. Bonny Cain was in school she was the kid who fed on education. New knowledge was her lifeblood, extra worksheets were sweeter than dessert and going to college was inevitable.
The nation has been exposed to numerous methods to lose weight and educated on the importance of healthy lifestyles and diets, but with this overload of information, many people don’t fully understand what to do. On Saturday the Smithson Chiropractic and Nutritional Healing Center team will host a free natural health improvement event to address this problem.
Waco teens put pens to paper and lyrics to beats through the Mission Waco Youth Center’s music program.
Covid-19
“Since July 1st, Baylor’s campus has had nine positives out of 48 tests,” Stern said. “And in the last month alone, we have had seven positives out of 29 tests, which is almost a 25% positivity rate.”
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.
