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What the end of Roe v. Wade would mean for Texas’ past, current and future abortion laws
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Abortion continues to be authorized in Texas, as much as about six weeks of being pregnant. However a draft determination in a landmark abortion rights case earlier than the U.S. Supreme Courtroom suggests that would quickly change.
The state already has essentially the most restrictive abortion legislation within the nation, prohibiting the process at a degree at which many individuals don’t even know they’re pregnant and inserting enforcement of the legislation within the palms of standard Texans. Nevertheless it additionally has a number of legal guidelines on the books that might fully ban abortion — as quickly because the Supreme Courtroom lets it.
The excessive court docket is deliberating on a Mississippi case that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the almost 50-year-old ruling that ensures a constitutional proper to an abortion. A leaked draft determination within the case, which Politico printed late Monday, suggests an curiosity from the court docket in doing simply that. The choice specified by the draft would go away it as much as particular person state Legislatures or Congress to resolve whether or not abortions ought to stay authorized.
Supreme Courtroom Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed Tuesday that the draft determination obtained by Politico was actual however warned a last determination, anticipated within the subsequent few months, might look totally different.
For now, the draft determination doesn’t influence Texas’ legal guidelines on abortion and reproductive well being care. Right here’s a breakdown of Texas’ abortion and contraception legal guidelines on the books.
A ban on abortions after about six weeks of being pregnant is in impact
Final yr, the Legislature handed Senate Invoice 8, a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of being pregnant.
The legislation outlaws abortions after an ultrasound detects cardiac exercise in an embryo, which conservative lawmakers have termed a “heartbeat.” Medical and authorized consultants say that time period is deceptive as a result of embryos don’t possess a coronary heart at that developmental stage. The legislation makes exceptions just for medical emergencies.
The Supreme Courtroom has beforehand blocked states from implementing legal guidelines that ban abortions earlier than the purpose at which a fetus could be viable outdoors the womb, often round 22 to 24 weeks. However Texas’ legislation has survived a number of authorized challenges thus far, because of its distinctive personal enforcement mechanism.
The legislation empowers personal residents to sue anybody who “aids or abets” in a prohibited abortion. If a personal citizen wins a lawsuit, they’re entitled to $10,000 and the prices of legal professional charges from those that had been sued.
The legislation particularly exempts the one who acquired the abortion from lawsuits, however it has led abortion suppliers to cease conducting the process after cardiac exercise is detected.
There are a number of ongoing authorized challenges to the legislation, together with one stemming from an unlawful abortion supplied by Dr. Alan Braid, a San Antonio OB-GYN. In an op-ed in The Washington Submit, Braid admitted to violating the legislation to make sure that “Texas didn’t get away with its bid to stop this blatantly unconstitutional legislation from being examined.”
Braid was promptly sued by three folks. He countersued, arguing that the legislation is unconstitutional below Roe v. Wade and the courts ought to block it from being enforced.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Braid — and anybody who gives or helps somebody acquire a prohibited abortion — loses the Constitutional excessive floor to argue for overturning the state’s abortion ban.
Latest authorized challenges have targeted on how the brand new legislation violates different constitutional rights, like the appropriate to due course of and the appropriate to free speech, amongst others. With Roe v. Wade on the road, that was an intentional transfer from the legal professionals.
“You want a technique that wins, and if the present Supreme Courtroom thinks that substantive … rights are going to be whittled away, then we have now to take that under consideration,” stated Jenny Ecklund, a lawyer representing abortion funds.
Limitations on abortion-inducing medicine
One other state legislation handed final yr makes it a felony to offer abortion-inducing medicine after seven weeks of being pregnant, despite the fact that federal rules permit for using the abortion-inducing tablets throughout roughly the primary 10 weeks of a being pregnant.
Texas additionally requires a physician to dispense the tablets in particular person and makes it against the law to mail the tablets.
This seven-week ban stays “moot” due to Texas’ present abortion restrictions, stated Rosann Mariappuram, government director of Jane’s Due Course of, a company that helps younger folks entry abortions and contraceptives.
However after the ban on abortions after about six weeks of being pregnant went into impact, one worldwide nonprofit that gives the medicine via the mail noticed a surge in demand from Texas-based sufferers.
The 2 tablets required for the process are totally different from over-the-counter emergency contraceptives like Plan B.
Texas’ “set off legislation” would go into impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned
In 2021, the Republican-controlled Legislature handed a “set off legislation” that might ban abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned. The ban on virtually all abortions would go into impact 30 days after such a call.
The legislation makes an exception solely to save lots of the lifetime of the pregnant particular person or if the particular person dangers “substantial impairment of main bodily perform.”
In contrast to the ban on abortions after about six weeks of being pregnant, which is civilly enforced, the set off legislation comes with conventional prison penalties.
Docs might face life in jail and fines of as much as $100,000 in the event that they violated the legislation. The legislation exempts the pregnant particular person from being criminally charged.
Will a pre-Roe v. Wade legislation return into impact?
Earlier than 1973, it was against the law in Texas to carry out an abortion or “furnish the means for procuring an abortion” besides to save lots of the lifetime of the pregnant particular person, punishable by two to 5 years in jail. These statutes had been those legal professionals challenged within the case that might go on to change into Roe v. Wade.
The U.S. Structure doesn’t focus on abortion, however the Supreme Courtroom justices constructed upon previous selections that established a “proper to privateness” below the 14th Modification and guarded people from state legal guidelines in opposition to using contraception and marriages between folks of various races.
In 1973, the Supreme Courtroom declared Texas’ abortion statutes unconstitutional, stopping officers within the state from implementing them and establishing protections for abortions.
However the Legislature by no means repealed the legal guidelines, in order that they’ve remained on the books for almost 50 years with out being enforced.
Dale Carpenter, a constitutional legislation professor at Southern Methodist College’s legislation college, stated solely state legislatures can repeal legal guidelines.
“When a court docket declares a statute unconstitutional, it doesn’t mechanically delete the legislation from the books,” he stated. “If the legislation stays on the books and isn’t eliminated by the Legislature, then when the appropriate is overturned, the statute will be enforced once more.”
Josh Blackman, a legislation professor on the South Texas Faculty of Legislation Houston, stated this implies it’s potential Texas’ ban on abortions might go into impact instantly, relatively than having to attend the 30 days specified by the set off legislation.
However Elizabeth Myers, a lawyer representing a bunch of abortion funds, stated Roe v. Wade made these legal guidelines “null and void,” and she or he expects a authorized problem if somebody tries to implement them.
“A court docket will in a short time decide the reply … after which there will likely be readability about whether or not these previous statutes are, the truth is, efficient,” she stated. “However the truth that the Legislature says one thing concerning the impact of a legislation doesn’t imply something. It’s the judicial department that decides.”
The broad ban on abortions might criminalize docs and different people for offering abortions at any stage of being pregnant and will, maybe, prolong to folks looking for abortions.
“Even within the Nineteen Seventies, I feel it was pretty uncommon for the federal government to go after a lady who was looking for an abortion,” Blackman stated. “The final consensus within the pro-life group is you don’t prosecute the lady; you prosecute the physician. However the statute says ‘procure,’ so I suppose that would apply for the ladies as nicely.”
In March, state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, despatched cease-and-desist letters to nonprofits that assist sufferers pay for abortions, claiming that they’re in violation of the pre-Roe statutes.
“You … seem unaware that your group is committing prison acts which might be exposing everybody concerned in your group — together with your workers, volunteers, and donors — to prison prosecution and imprisonment,” Cain wrote within the letter.
Carpenter stated folks conducting or aiding in abortions could possibly be criminally charged just for actions they take after Roe v. Wade is overturned.
“It needed to have been against the law on the time you dedicated the act,” he stated.
If Roe v. Wade is overturned, Myers stated abortion funds would proceed to do what they’ve carried out below Texas’s present legislation.
“They are going to adjust to their understanding of the legislation and proceed to assist folks get entry to care outdoors of Texas,” she stated. “Texas can’t attain actions that happen in different states the place it’s authorized.”
Abortion entry advocates say widespread bans on abortions don’t stop folks from looking for abortions, however they improve the variety of people who resort to unlawful and unsafe abortions.
Researchers from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention reported a lower within the variety of unlawful abortions and associated deaths within the years surrounding the Roe v. Wade ruling, in line with the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion advocacy analysis group.
The CDC researchers estimated the variety of unlawful abortions fell from round 130,000 to 17,000 between 1972 and 1974, and associated deaths fell from 39 to 5 throughout that point interval.
Texas’ homicide statute exempts the “mom of [an] unborn youngster”
Final month, a 26-year-old girl in Starr County was charged with homicide for a “self-induced abortion,” in line with the indictment. The fees had been dropped after days of public outcry.
It’s unclear on what grounds she was charged as a result of abortion is particularly exempted from Texas’ prison murder statute.
The legislation says an individual can’t be charged with prison murder within the “dying of an unborn youngster” if that dying is led to by the “mom of the unborn youngster,” or a “lawful medical process” or “dispensation of a drug” that ends in an supposed termination of being pregnant.
What about contraception in Texas?
Contraceptives, together with contraception tablets and implants, are nonetheless authorized for adults in Texas. State legislation requires parental consent for anybody below 18 years to get contraception, however minors can entry contraception with out parental approval at clinics funded below the federal Title X household planning program, stated Mariappuram.
Minors insured via Medicaid can entry contraception with out parental consent. However Texas is one in every of simply two states that doesn’t cowl contraception in any respect — with or with out parental consent — on the state-run Kids’s Well being Insurance coverage Program.
Emergency contraceptive tablets like Plan B can be found over-the-counter to anybody, no matter age.
Because the Supreme Courtroom reconsiders Roe v. Wade, some worry different protections established by the court docket, together with the appropriate to entry contraception, might additionally face challenges and reversals.
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The draft determination launched by Politico on Monday, written by Justice Samuel Alito, applies solely to abortion, Blackman stated. Most states weren’t implementing legal guidelines banning contraception when the Supreme Courtroom dominated on the problem, Blackman added. However different authorized students say a reversal of Roe v. Wade might trace on the vulnerability of different “implied rights” not explicitly talked about within the U.S. Structure and established by court docket rulings.
The ruling wouldn’t instantly or straight remove protections for contraception and same-sex marriage set by earlier Supreme Courtroom rulings, however it might “crack the door” open for related challenges, Carpenter stated.
Texas’ legal guidelines in opposition to sodomy additionally stay in place with out enforcement after they had been dominated unconstitutional by the Supreme Courtroom, he added.
“The court docket is fairly cautious to say this was solely affecting abortion rights,” Carpenter stated, “however the way in which the opinion is reasoned, might ultimately name different unenumerated rights into query.”
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Rangers and Angels meet with series tied 1-1
Los Angeles Angels (17-29, fifth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (24-23, second in the AL West)
Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 2:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano (1-4, 3.72 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Rangers: Michael Lorenzen (2-2, 3.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rangers -161, Angels +135; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Texas has a 12-12 record at home and a 24-23 record overall. Rangers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the AL.
Los Angeles is 11-13 on the road and 17-29 overall. The Angels have a 14-9 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Smith has a .277 batting average to lead the Rangers, and has 12 doubles, a triple and two home runs. Ezequiel Duran is 12-for-30 with an RBI over the past 10 games.
Luis Rengifo has seven doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI for the Angels. Jo Adell is 9-for-36 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 3-7, .222 batting average, 5.60 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
Angels: 4-6, .250 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Rangers: Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (back), Evan Carter: day-to-day (back), Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Dane Dunning: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (groin), Austin Pruitt: 15-Day IL (knee), Brock Burke: 60-Day IL (hand), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (back), Justin Foscue: 60-Day IL (oblique strain), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Angels: Luis Rengifo: 10-Day IL (viral infection), Ehire Adrianza: 10-Day IL (back), Brandon Drury: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kelvin Caceres: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Chase Silseth: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Sano: 10-Day IL (knee), Mike Trout: 10-Day IL (meniscus), Michael Stefanic: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Jose Cisnero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert William Stephenson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Guillermo Zuniga: 15-Day IL (pectoral strain), Sam Bachman: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Quijada: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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News from West Texas A&M University: student orientation, awards, more
It’s been a busy week at West Texas A&M University, as the school moves from spring graduations to the summer sessions. For a full list of names and hometowns of those recently honored, see the WT newsroom website.
WT New Student Orientation sessions set to begin May 30-31
CANYON — West Texas A&M University New Student Orientation sessions will begin May 30 and 31 for incoming freshmen. Seven are scheduled through Aug. 19 and 20, and several sessions are already full.
“We are excited to welcome our incoming freshmen to WT during New Student Orientation. Our staff and student leaders have been busy preparing since January to introduce these new students to the campus, culture, traditions and family of WT,” said Amanda Lawson, senior director of orientation and academic success. The overnight programs introduce new students to the campus and community. All new freshmen are placed in small groups with a current student leader.
Families also can attend an informal social hour at 6:30 p.m. on the first day of each NSO at Sad Monkey Mercantile, 9800 Texas Highway 217, near the entrance of Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
To attend the sessions, interested students must visit wtamu.edu/nso to complete a pre-orientation information module and select a date. Up to 150 students can be accommodated at each session. Sessions are a day-and-a-half long and can either include all six of WT’s Colleges or three of the colleges at a time to offer students more flexibility in scheduling.
Upcoming NSO sessions will include:
- May 30- 31 for all Colleges (full);
- June 6-7 for Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (full), Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business, College of Engineering (full) and College of Nursing and Health Sciences;
- June 13-14 for Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences (full), Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, and College of Nursing and Health Sciences (full);
- June 27-28 for Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Engler College of Business, College of Engineering (full) and College of Nursing and Health Sciences (full);
- July 18-19 for all Colleges; `
- July 30-31 for Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences, Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, and College of Nursing and Health Sciences; and
- Aug. 19-20 for all Colleges.
Online orientation sessions also are available for high school students enrolled in dual-credit courses through WT’s Pre-University Programs, and for students who wish to enroll temporarily before returning to their home institution.
Newest issue of The Brand, student-driven ag magazine, available now
CANYON — Consistency is the spotlight in the newest issue of The Brand, the annual publication of West Texas A&M University’s Department of Agricultural Sciences.
“Not only is consistency important in this edition of The Brand and storytelling in general, but consistency is important in life. We encouraged writers to remain diligent and consistent during this course. We feel these qualities lead to efficient prioritizing, ability to achieve milestones and greater confidence in the agriculture industry,” said Lauren Fritzler, The Brand’s editor and a senior agricultural media and communication major from Merino, Colorado.
The edition — which was unveiled during a May 10 brunch — will hit the mailboxes of Department of Agricultural Sciences donors and alumni this week and be posted online soon, said Dr. Tanner Robertson, adviser and associate professor of agricultural media and communication.
The spring 2024 edition features Bob Phipps, a man who represents the essence of a true agriculturist, embodying dedication, and generosity. This story traces his tracks from a Panhandle-Plains farm to an Amarillo townhome. Despite challenges such as childhood polio, Phipps’ resilience and commitment to farming never wavered, said Fritzler, who wrote the story. Over the years, he has sharpened his skills as a farmer and become renowned for his strategic approach to production agriculture. Phipps recently donated his collection of John Deere model tractors and memorabilia to the agriculture department.
Other stories highlight the “Texas” outdoor musical showcasing the deep roots in agriculture, the recent change in administration in the department, the 2024 national champion meat judging team, the generous Kuhlman land donation, and Benjamin Azamati, a 2023 graduate who now is an Olympic athlete.
In addition to Fritzler, the 2024 Brand executive staff members are creative director Macy Downs, a senior from Plains; advertising manager Kristina Todd, a senior from Wills Point; assistant editor Paige Brandon, a senior from Edgewood, New Mexico; and event and social media manager Brooklyn Spencer, a senior from Porter, Oklahoma, as well as numerous staff writers, including Lauryn Carroll-Mangum from Canyon; Rylee Finley from Amarillo; Caleb Frick from Amarillo; and Rylee Harris from Canyon.
WT psychology professor researching developing brains wins major fellowship
CANYON — A West Texas A&M University professor is the university’s first Twanna M. Powell Fellow and will receive a $50,000 award to further her research into the effects of psychiatric medications on developing brains.
Dr. Maxine De Butte was announced as a Powell Fellow during the University’s May 11 commencement ceremonies. De Butte is a professor of psychology and associate department head in the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work in the Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences.
“It is a great honor to be named the first Powell Fellow, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am,” De Butte said. “This award is a personal achievement, and it has inspired me to continue pushing boundaries and exploring new research avenues in clinical neuroscience.”
As a Powell Fellow, De Butte will receive $50,000, plus additional University resources, to use at her discretion to further her research into the possible cognitive effects adult psychiatric medications may have on pediatric patients, whose brains are still developing. She will use animal models for the studies.
WT’s Engler College of Business recognizes community, student leaders
CANYON — Top business students and community leaders were honored at a recent year-end event held by West Texas A&M University’s Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business. Nearly 100 Buffs were commended as outstanding students or inducted into honor societies ahead of the May 11 commencement ceremonies at the university.
“Our annual year-end symposium is a highlight of our academic calendar, celebrating the excellence and success of our students and showcasing their outstanding achievements across various disciplines within the college,” said Dr. Amjad Abdullat, dean. “Their accomplishments not only fill us with pride but also affirm the transformative power of education and their potential to make significant contributions to society. As they move forward into their futures, they carry with them our best wishes and the undeniable promise of greatness.”
Cristian Bustillos, a senior finance major from Muleshoe, was named outstanding undergraduate student. Sierra Kane, an MBA student from Amarillo, was named outstanding graduate student.
Seven undergraduates also were recognized as outstanding students across the several disciplines in the Engler College of Business:
- Accounting: Shae’La McKinley, a senior from Canyon;
- Computer Information Systems: Allison Hunter, a senior from Borger;
- Economics: Christopher Brooks, a December graduate from Amarillo who’s now pursuing a master’s degree in finance and economics;
- Finance: Chelsey Baca, a senior from Amarillo;
- General Business: Daniella Ramos, a senior from Amarillo;
- Management: Blake Wilson, a senior from Lamar, Colorado; and
- Marketing: Aubry Johnson, a senior from Amarillo.
Four graduate students also were honored as outstanding students:
- Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics: Josh Correa from Amarillo;
- MBA: Mehrdad Samimi from Karaj, Iran;
- Finance and Economics: Emma Rector from Friona; and
- Professional Accounting: Emma Weinheimer from Groom.
Abdullat also presented significant community leaders with special awards, and student leadership awards were presented to outstanding members of various organizations, along with multiple other honors, which can be found online on the WT news site.
50th Class of WT nurses celebrated at annual pinning ceremony
CANYON — The 50th class of West Texas A&M University nurses officially was welcomed to the profession in a special pre-commencement observance.
WT’s Laura and Joe Street School of Nursing’s annual pinning ceremony — held May 10 in Legacy Hall inside the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on WT’s Canyon campus — recognized 60 students graduated May 11.
Alumni from the first class of WT nurses also attended the ceremony, including former Texas First Lady Anita Thigpen Perry, a WT Distinguished Alumna.
Pinning ceremonies are an opportunity to recognize the students’ hard work and dedication in their clinicals and in classwork, marking the transition from student to nurse, said Dr. Holly Jeffries, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. “WT’s pin is one of the most striking, and it’s worn with pride by those who earn it,” Jeffreys said. “By presenting these pins, professional nurses warmly welcome graduates into the profession of nursing, and WT alumni welcome these graduates into the ever-growing family of WT nursing graduates.”
Of the 61 graduates, all but six will remain in the area in jobs across the Texas Panhandle, said Dr. Collette Loftin, interim head of the Street School of Nursing. Additionally, many will return to WT to begin work on graduate degrees. Students take the Nightingale Pledge, named for Florence Nightingale, known as the mother of modern nursing.
WT business students raise thousands for wildfire relief, other charities
CANYON — West Texas A&M University business students raised more than $13,000 for Panhandle-area charities, including several agencies connected to the historic wildfires that tore through the area in March.
Students were assigned to run a philanthropic project for the Leadership and Teamwork course taught by Dr. Kelly Davis McCauley, associate and Engler Professor of Management in the Department of Management, Marketing and General Business in the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business.
The College made matching donations through funds made available by the historic $80 million donation from the late Dr. Paul Engler and his foundation. The 24 students were allowed to select charities that were meaningful to them. The lineup included the Hope and Healing Place, Hartley Fire and EMS, Hope Lives Here, Kids Inc., and the Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund.
Among the fundraising tactics used by the students were obtaining goods and services from local businesses for silent auctions on campus and online; bake sales; dodgeball and 3-on-3 basketball tournaments; and direct solicitations of donations.
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Texas Tech baseball to face Texas in first round of Big 12 tournament
The University of Texas won’t depart for the Southeastern Conference without at least one more game against Texas Tech.
The Texas Tech baseball team will face Texas at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the first round of the Big 12 tournament at Globe Life Field in Arlington. It’s the last of four first-round games. Tech (31-24) is the No. 10 seed and Texas (35-20) the No. 3 seed.
Texas won two of three games against Tech on the first weekend of Big 12 play.
Saturday was the last day of the Big 12 regular-season schedule.
Texas completed a three-game sweep of Kansas, but Oklahoma State clinched the No. 2 seed by sweeping a doubleheader at Houston. Oklahoma State played two fewer games than Texas — two of its last four regular-season conference games being rained out — and finished with a higher conference winning percentage than the Longhorns.
Conference champion Oklahoma (34-18) as the No. 1 seed and Oklahoma State (37-16) as the No. 2 seed have byes in the 10-team bracket and don’t have to play until Wednesday.
Tuesday’s other first-round games pit No. 6 seed Kansas State (31-22) against No. 7 seed Kansas (29-21) at 9 a.m., No. 4 seed West Virginia (33-20) against No. 9 seed TCU (31-19) at 12:30 p.m. and No. 5 seed Cincinnati (31-23) against No. 8 seed Central Florida (33-18) at 4 p.m.
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If Tech beats Texas, the Red Raiders would play Oklahoma State at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. If Tech loses to Texas, the Red Raiders would play the Cincinnati-UCF loser at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Tech finished the regular-season with three non-conference games in Phoenix, starting with 21-5 loss to Arizona State on Thursday night. On Friday, the Red Raiders beat Nevada-Las Vegas 13-12 and lost to Arizona State 17-11.
Because of the short turnaround before the start of the Big 12 tournament, Tech starting pitchers Kyle Robinson and Ryan Free pitched only one and two innings, respectively, in Phoenix.
High-leverage relief pitcher Trendan Parish, out since April 1 because of injury, returned and pitched 1 1/3 innings in Friday’s game against Arizona State. The junior righthander retired all four batters he faced.
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