Baylor News
When Everett first surveyed campus, he said one of the things he noticed was the lack of color around campus. To rectify this, he said his team has planted tulips around campus which have begun blooming just in time for graduation photo opportunities.
“There is lots of different research that goes in within the lab,” Limbers said. “It all sort of ties back to trying to enhance [the] health and well-being of children and their families.”
In 1844, the Texas Baptist Education Society petitioned the Texas Congress to charter a Baptist university. 180 years later, Baptists are slowly becoming a minority at Baylor.
While the plan promises increased security, it raises concerns about military spending and the potential for escalating global arms races. Thompson also pointed out that the race to develop better defense systems is “never-ending.”
Waco News
By Megan Rule | Staff WriterNational Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week kicked off Sunday, and…
By Megan Rule | Staff WriterThe downtown Tax Increment Financing Zone board (TIF) has approved…
By Megan Rule | Staff WriterA local favorite, the Waco Downtown Farmers Market, will be…
By Bailey Brammer | Staff WriterLocal elections were in full swing Tuesday night with the…
State News
Texas voters turned out in historic numbers Tuesday, delivering victories for State Rep. James Talarico and forcing a runoff between Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the state’s U.S. Senate contest that claimed national attention. The total early-voting turnout of more than 2.5 million marks the highest ever for a midterm primary election. The results also kicked off the 2026 midterm cycle.
INTERNATIONAL
Gas prices in Texas have surged more than 70 cents per gallon since the U.S. went to war with Iran three weeks ago. The near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has driven oil prices up more than 40%, pushing the national average to its highest point since 2023 and sending diesel past $5 for the first time in three years.
The largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in decades unfolded as American and Israeli forces struck Iran Saturday, killing its supreme leader and triggering retaliatory strikes from the Gulf to Israel. The White House said the campaign is aimed at dismantling Iran’s military and toppling its government.
Dr. Joshua Alley, assistant professor of political science, said part of the Trump administration’s interest in Greenland has to do with America’s national security strategy.
The abduction of a foreign leader was not on most students’ bingo cards for winter break. Once news headlines began appearing about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and how his wife were removed from Venezuela, most people scratched their heads in confusion, wondering where the news came from and why it happened.
