Hardin-Simmons University hosted a blood drive with Hendrick Regional Blood Center. The Mayborn College of Health Sciences at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor donated thousands of personal protective equipment items to the Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital.

When Texas Counts invited Convención Bautista Hispana de Texas to be a partner in its effort to ensure all Texans are counted in the 2020 Census, neither group anticipated the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rosser McDonald felt compelled to write about convicted felon Rickie Smith because of the stark difference Jesus made in the life of an inmate once characterized as the most violent man in the Texas prison system.

More than 100 at-risk families in Longview have had one less thing to worry about in the last few days—how to acquire groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Beginnings Baptist Church plans to ramp up its Grocery Relief Program to help 200 families each week throughout the crisis.

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief emergency food-service and chainsaw volunteers were on the scene quickly after a tornado hit south of Graham, and they are providing for the needs of first responders during the COVID-19 crisis.

A clear majority of participants in a national survey about the zero-tolerance policy on the United States/Mexico border strongly opposed separating immigrant families and charging the parents as criminals, according to Baylor University research.

Glynn Stone Jr., senior pastor of Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview, died in a one-car crash March 19 in Longview.

The Heights Church in Richardson received about 2,700 lbs. of nonperishable food and paper goods during a three-day collection to serve its community during the COVID-19 crisis. The Baptist General Convention of Texas has postponed all events for Texas Baptists through April 15. BaptistWay Press offers free downloadable Bible study resources.

Throughout the Bible, God demonstrates special concern for immigrants, a Guatemala-born author reminded Baylor University students.

The Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty has joined in a national effort with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and others to deliver food boxes to students in some rural schools closed to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Construction sounds filled the air March 12 and 13 at 11 work sites in Waco as Bounce Student Disaster Recovery volunteers worked on home repairs.

Several Texas Baptist universities extended spring break by one week—at least for students in on-campus classes—due to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced plans to provide online-only classes.