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  Baylor football team Bible study yields baptisms

  Ten athletes on the Baylor Bears football team publicly expressed their faith commitments to Christ by being baptized in the university athletic facility’s hydrotherapy pool in early November.

  11/21/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Judge blocks Ten Commandment classroom displays

  A federal judge blocked 14 Texas school districts from displaying a state-prescribed version of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, citing constitutional concerns.

  11/21/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Muslim civil rights group sues Texas officials

  The Council on American-Islamic Relations has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton for labeling the Muslim civil rights group as a foreign terrorist organization.

  11/21/2025 - By Ulaa Kuziez / Religion News Service

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  Texas/Ukraine church partnership launched

  Texas and Ukrainian Baptist leaders meeting in Abilene, Nov. 18, signed a partnership agreement between their churches.

  11/19/2025 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Affordable, sustainable insurance for churches introduced

  Texas Baptists leaders highlighted the launch of a new statewide insurance solution during a luncheon presentation of the Texas Baptists Indemnity Program—known as TBIP—and its partnership with KingsCover Insurance.

  11/19/2025 - By Kendall Lyons / Baptist Standard

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  Texas Baptist affinity groups celebrate ministry and leadership

  Reports from multiple Texas Baptist groups share celebrations in ministry and leadership.

  11/19/2025 - By Texas Baptist Communications

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  Texas Baptists challenged to live out GC2

  Speakers challenged attendees of the 2025 BGCT annual meeting to embody the Great Commandment and Great Commission as a way of life.

  11/19/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  BGCT messengers praised for civil debate

  Messengers to the 2025 BGCT annual meeting debated a motion to examine the relationship between the BGCT and Baylor University.

  11/18/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  2026 BGCT budget draws defunding efforts

  BGCT messengers adopted recommendations and elected new officers, among other business Nov. 17 during the 2025 BGCT annual meeting.

  11/17/2025 - By Baptist Standard Staff

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  Pastors learn firsthand about El Paso-area ministries

  Six Texas Baptist pastors participated in a trip to El Paso to learn about the Immigration Service and Aid Center, River Ministry and ministries supported by the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering.

  11/13/2025 - By Jessica King / Texas Baptists Communications

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  Baylor University dedicates Memorial to Enslaved Persons

  Baylor University acknowledged a long-unrecognized part of its history on Nov. 7 by dedicating a Memorial to Enslaved Persons on Founders Mall.

  11/12/2025 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Gordon pastor returns to Brazil amid visa backlog

  Albert Oliveira, pastor of First Baptist Church in Gordon, voluntarily returned to his birth country of Brazil after a visa rule change and years-long processing backlog blocked him from renewing his legal status.

  11/12/2025 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press