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  Texas Tidbits: Barnett named VP for Buckner Children and Family Services.

  Brad Barnett has been named senior vice president of Buckner Children and Family Services, effective Sept. 1.

  08/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Racing Commission retains historical racing

  In a surprising move, the Texas Racing Commission voted Aug. 25 to keep in its rules that govern racetracks references to “historical racing,” putting the agency’s funding at risk.

  08/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  ETBU students learn introductory lesson in service

  Before they attended their first class, incoming students at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall learned a lesson about service by working on community service projects as part of the school’s Welcome Week activities and its ongoing ETBU Cares initiative.

  08/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Gracewood to sell southwest Houston campus after floods

  Gracewood, a Children at Heart Ministries residential program for single mothers and children, will sell its southwest Houston campus that flooded Memorial Day weekend.

  08/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Buckner makes going back to school easier for vulnerable children

  Vulnerable children found going back to school easier this fall, thanks to Buckner International efforts across Texas.

  08/26/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Baylor launches inquiry into student athlete’s sexual assault

  Baylor University President Ken Starr called for a “comprehensive internal inquiry” into circumstances surrounding former football player Sam Ukwuachu’s sexual assault of an 18-year-old female student-athlete, including the conduct of the various campus offices involved.

  08/22/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Multiracial churches may not promote progressive racial attitudes

  A national study by Baylor University researchers raises troubling questions about multiracial congregations’ potential to address racial inequality.

  08/21/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Churches must be creative to meet coming ‘Boomer wave’

  While not as ‘glamorous’ as reaching out to Millennials, attracting Boomers can revitalize the mission and ministries of churches, congregational coaches say.

  08/20/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Former Buckner border ministry director joins CBF Texas missions staff

  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Texas governing board named Jorge Zapata, a South Texas pastor and former director of Texas/Mexico border ministries for Buckner International, associate coordinator for missions.

  08/18/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Texas Tidbits: Buckner receives foundation grant

  The Dallas Foundation’s Mary Ratliff Critical Needs Fund awarded a $30,000 grant to Buckner International’s North Texas Crisis Relief Center.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Presidential search committee named at Hardin-Simmons

  Hardin-Simmons University named a 15-member presidential search committee charged with finding a successor to longtime President Lanny Hall. The committee includes representatives from the university’s trustees, faculty, staff, alumni and student body.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Judge’s sentence out of bounds, Americans United asserts

  An East Texas judge had no right to sentence a man to marriage and court-ordered Bible study, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge