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  Around the State: UMHB cheers special-need athletes, Garland church recognizes elementary art students

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor athletics staff and its student athlete advisory committee served as hosts to athletes with special needs. South Garland Baptist Church displayed artwork and recognized young artists from Club Hill Elementary School in Garland.

  05/16/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: Vaughn

  Staff change noted for church in Sugar Land.

  05/16/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Court decision likely to expand gambling but not in Texas

  A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a ban on most state-authorized sports gambling likely will have little impact on Texas, but it could green-light legalized sports betting in surrounding states.

  05/15/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Churchgoers say they tithe but not always to the church

  Most churchgoers say the Bible commands them to give, but their tithes don’t always go in the offering plate.

  05/15/2018 - By Bob Smietana / LifeWay Research

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  Eric Black named Baptist Standard executive director/publisher

  The Baptist Standard Publishing board elected pastor and professor Eric Black as executive director and publisher, effective June 11.

  05/11/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Ellis retires as HPU president, named chancellor

  Bill Ellis will retire as president of Howard Payne University May 31 and assume a new role as the university’s chancellor.

  05/11/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Christian environment key part of Baylor strategic plan

  Baylor University’s newly approved academic strategic plan includes a foundational goal to develop a community known for its “unambiguously Christian educational environment.”

  05/11/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Paige Patterson apologizes to women ‘wounded’ by remarks

  Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson, embroiled in controversy over past remarks about domestic violence and his descriptions of women, issued an apology.

  05/11/2018 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Texas Baptist Men trailblazer Bob Dixon dies at age 90

  Robert E. “Bob” Dixon, who led Texas Baptist Men three decades and pioneered disaster relief ministry among Southern Baptists, died May 10. He was 90.

  05/10/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Retreat offers biblical stewardship education

  Texas Baptists offered pastors and other church leaders reminders about biblical stewardship, including education in personal and church budgeting, at a one-day Giving Your Money Purpose retreat at Houston Baptist University.

  05/09/2018 - By Elizabeth York / Houston Baptist University

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  Around the State: Baylor commissions camp counselors

  Baylor University commissioned 500-plus students to serve this summer as camp counselors. East Texas Baptist University honored the director of Mission Marshall and the city’s director of public works at its Good Samaritan Luncheon.

  05/09/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

• On the Move: Jones, Pratt and Tubbs

  Staff changes noted for churches in Slaton and Round Rock.

  05/09/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard