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East Texas Baptist University invited alumni from the College of Marshall (COM), East Texas Baptist College (ETBC), and East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) back to the Hill to celebrate past and present traditions during Homecoming weekend on Friday, October 26 through Saturday, October 27.

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER: MARSHALL, Texas (4/14/16) -  East Texas Baptist University would not be required to offer controversial contraceptive coverage in its self-insured employee insurance plan, according to a March 29 proposal from the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents the university, responded to the court's proposal on Tuesday with a resounding "yes."

MARSHALL NEWS MESSENGER: (2/4/16) - East Texas Baptist University President Blair Blackburn is headed to the nation's capital to support the university's fight for religious liberty, he said Tuesday.

U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to begin hearing oral arguments at 10 a.m. on March 23.

The university, joined in the suit by Houston Baptist University and Westminster Theological Seminary, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a recent lower court decision that requires the school to provide contraceptive coverage in its employee insurance or face federal fines.

WASHINGTON, D.C.  (8/11/15) - On Monday, over 20 states, along with several religious groups, are filing friend-of-the-court briefs at the Supreme Court supporting Houston Baptist University (HBU), East Texas Baptist University (ETBU), and Westminster Theological Seminary in their HHS mandate challenge. Last month, the three religious groups appealed to the Supreme Court for relief from the government, which is forcing them to comply with the healthcare mandate in violation of their faith or pay millions in IRS fines.