Baylor News
After losing the first matchup to Tarleton State 6-5 earlier this month, Baylor fell to the Texans again in a disappointing 5-1 loss Tuesday night.
Leah Cran’s go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning proved to be the difference maker in a 11-9 win over Incarnate Word.
The Bears spent a spring morning Tuesday cruising past San Diego and securing a 4-1 team victory.
Dave Harper will assume the role of executive senior associate athletic director after a decade at Duquesne, where he served as athletics director and vice president of athletics.
Waco News
Voter participation in the 2020 election is off to a record-breaking start.
Candidates say it is more difficult to make voters aware of local platforms amid a presidential campaign.
Leaking diesel, likely from nearby gas station, entered storm sewer, may reach on-campus creek.
More details to be announced by Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday.
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.
