The Fellowship of Christian Athletes named Scott Drew, head coach of the Baylor University men’s basketball team, as recipient of the 2019 John Lotz “Barnabas” Award. Jacob Dellinger, a music education major at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor who has Aspergr syndrome, organized a concert for people who struggle with sensory issues.

Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum Complex was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. A Baylor professor received a five-year grant totaling nearly $3 million for a project to improve clinical practice for children who have been victims of abuse and trauma.

Ross Perot Jr. was the keynote speaker at the annual Christian Business Owner’s Conference on the Dallas Baptist University campus. A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the Buckner Family Hope Center of Lubbock.

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Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work received a $2 million gift to support its Global Mission Leadership program. The Houston City Council approved a $100,000 grant to Buckner Children and Family Services.

About 1,500 people filled the Patty and Bo Pilgrim Chapel at Dallas Baptist University to hear former President George W. Bush. East Texas Baptist University will host a Congreso Experience on March 2 in partnership with Texas Baptists.

Cost-cutting measures at Hardin-Simmons University are projected to enable the university to meet all the necessary financial goals set by its board of trustees last September, President Eric Bruntmyer announced.

The Baptist General Convention of Texas recognized the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on the inaugural Texas Baptists’ Institutional Legacy Day during a worship service at the historic Anderson Baptist Church

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor chapter of Enactus launched The Source, a food pantry specifically for UMHB students in need. The John Templeton Foundation awarded a $2.6 million grant to a Baylor University researcher and her colleague at another school to explore virtue development and character strength intervention in adolescents.

Baylor University’s Center for Christian Music Studies received a four-year $1.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment as part of its Strengthening Congregational Ministries with Youth Initiative.

Buckner Children and Family Services entered into an agreement to provide temporary foster care for children in Texas on behalf of Lifeline Children’s Services.

CLC co-sponsoring a rally in Austin to raise awareness about human trafficking; news from UMHB, HPU, and Baylor.