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The propositions at the bottom of the ballot touch nearly every corner of public life. Here’s what Baylor students should know before they vote.
Baylor’s Keston Collection is home to the largest artificially assembled collection of materials about religious persecution under communism and other totalitarian regimes.
Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent are right around the corner. As students and faculty across Baylor’s campus acknowledge and participate in this season, spiritual leaders urge students to prepare their minds and hearts before the season begins.
“She used to not like math at all; it would be a kind of fight to get her to want to work, but then she would be so happy to do it and she would love it and she would want to do more and more,” Willis said. “That was something I liked seeing because I realized we do have a big impact on these students’ lives, their education and what they’re learning.”
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“Baylor is an outstanding university,” Abbott said. “I’m proud [students] are attending Baylor, learning not only what education they can gain from Baylor but also the values they can learn from Baylor.”
The American Journalism Project is a philanthropy organization that has raised over $86 million for nonprofit news, backed 32 nonprofit news organizations and launched three startups, according to the organization’s website. Now, the organization is reaching out to local Waco residents to ask about their relationship with journalism and local media.
Students who work 20 hours a week or less perform better in their classes and organizations, so it’s essential to stay within the parameter.
The Waco Police Department said it has seen a steady rise in gun violence for the past five years. In late January, the department issued a press release and posted gun violence statistics to its Facebook page. According to the statistics, the number of gun-related crimes and calls for discharge of a firearm has steadily risen each year since 2017, with 264 gun-related crimes and over 1,600 calls for discharge of a firearm reported last year.
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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.
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The Iran war is now in its 46th day. Iran responded by restricting access to Hormuz, which carries about a fifth of the world’s seaborne oil, and moving to toll vessels transiting the strait. Waco drivers are already feeling it. The local average hit $3.38 a gallon last week, up 21 cents in seven days and 75 cents year-over-year, according to AAA data.
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.
