Baylor News

We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or New York City, or Chicago, or San Diego, or Minneapolis. We’re in Waco.

For the 2012-2013 school year, 862 non-Texans make up 26.5 percent of the Baylor freshman class.

Students looking for the latest Baylor news and beyond, now need to look no further than their pocket.

The Baylor Lariat has recently released a free app on numerous platforms that brings news and headlines directly to readers’ iPhones, iPads and iPods and will soon be available on any device running the Android operating system.

Many people try to be environmentally conscious and one Baylor alumnus is striving to help people do just that.

Justin McBride, who graduated in 2009 with a double major in biology and biochemistry, started dasjj.com in April. Dasjj.com is a website that specializes in selling notebooks and pens made from recycled materials.

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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.