News - 2016

NFCA: MARSHALL, Texas (5/18/16) – Sweeping through post season awards regionally, the East Texas Baptist University softball team had six players earn NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) West All-Region awards. With six selections overall, ETBU had the most in the West Region.

Earning the all-region first-team were Lacey Lindsey and Jayme Perez for the third year in a row. On the second-team were Rocki Tello, Linzie Lewis, Lindsey Vasquez, and Alexis Padilla. Lindsey and Perez will now be able to be up for the All-American teams that will be released next week.

WASHINGTON, D.C (5/17/16) – On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the government cannot fine East Texas Baptist (ETBU) and Houston Baptist (HBU) Universities for carrying out their religious beliefs in their health plans. It also threw out the lower court decision against the universities.

In its decision, the Supreme Court held that after its unprecedented call for supplemental briefing, the lower courts should again review the cases.

MARSHALL NEWS MESSEMGER (5/15/160 - A new East Texas Baptist University program, in partnership with the city of Marshall, plans to develop more low- to moderate-income housing within the city's borders.

"We want to do what it takes to transform lives," ETBU President Blair Blackburn said. "It all begins with one home that directly affects a family, one street, one neighborhood."

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER (5/17/16) - East Texas Baptist University could be one step closer to reaching a solution in its contraceptives case after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide the case - instead sending the case back down to the lower federal court for resolution.

The eight justices ruled unanimously, saying they would not decide the case based on the merits of the case and instead, send it to the lower courts for both the government and the university, who is joined by other religious institutions, to work out a compromise.

NCAA: TYLER, Texas (5/14/16) – Saturday turned out to be not quite what #8 East Texas Baptist University had hoped it would be as they fell in the elimination game to #5 Texas Lutheran University, 12-9, ending their season in the NCAA Tournament. ETBU finishes the 2016 season at 35-10 and won their eighth American Southwest Conference championship.