Baylor News
Chatman, a local product, spent the past three years playing at UAB and McLennan Community College. He led the Blazers with 8.8 rebounds per game in 2025-26.
TPUSA sent out an email in the late afternoon that attendance for the “This is The Turning Point” tour, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., would be limited to Baylor students only after originally being marketed for the broader community.
Los Angeles junior Maggie Skinner left her mark on the lives of her friends and anyone who had the chance to meet her. She built friendships that were intentional, consistent and deeply rooted in care. As the Baylor community remembers Maggie Skinner, her friends said her legacy is rooted in her love for others.
As of Wednesday morning, TPUSA’s “This is the Turning Point” tour is a closed event and will not allow media coverage access. Six members of The Lariat were denied credentials to the tour in an email from TPUSA’s press office.
Waco News
Waco Police Department arrested Brian May, 26, earlier this month after he was exposed by a YouTube video of another man posing as a 14-year-old girl in order to catch sexual predators.
Houston man Joseph Craig Thomas Jr. (24) was identified by police as the victim of the Sunday morning shooting.
Baylor Scott & White Health’s Faith in Action Initiatives is accepting the aid of nonprofits and donations in sending medical supplies to Ukraine. Faith in Action is the humanitarian aid and medical admissions arm for Baylor Scott & White Health. According to the Baylor Scott & White Health website, Faith in Action Initiatives was started “to maximize its [Baylor Scott & White] impact locally and worldwide.”
The tornado watch in Waco gave many on-campus students differing emotions on their safety during the storm.
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
Tensions continued to grow over the summer between political adversaries as Texas state Sen. James Talarico called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to release internal records related to a controversial child sexual abuse case involving former Waco attorney and Baylor Law graduate Adam Hoffman.
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