<p>Lest anyone forget, George Bush has a ranch in Waco. </p>
<p>One other thing I noticed is female to male ratio. It looks like female students are at 60%, the reverse of tech schools?</p>
<p>xiggi, That’s certainly good of you to use one of your 12,000 + posts to educate people about the correct use of it’s. Thank you for keeping us informed.</p>
<p>In decades past when I was in grad school, Baylor Medical School had a favorable reputation among pre-med students from California because it apparently accepted a lot of them. Pre-med kids called it “UC Baylor.”</p>
<p>I’m rather embarrassed to note that so many out of state posters are more familiar with Baylor/Waco than I am. Quite frankly, the only thought I ever gave Waco was that it was roughly half way between college and home. We used to stop at 4th-5th street exit for gas and fast food. That’s the only part of Waco I’ve ever seen.</p>
<p>I do know Baylor grads and none of them are fire and brimstone or overt right wing fundamentalist types. Anecdotal, of course.</p>
<p>what a refreshing view! it’s nice to see someone who is actually interested in a college for reasons other than prestige. Good for her!</p>
<p>I’m an out of state poster, but I lived in Dallas for 28 years and my kids had lots of athletic events in Waco (ugh). The best thing to come out of that area is Curmudgeon! </p>
<p>Xiggi- what’s the great burger/milkshake place on “the circle” in Waco off of I35 where everyone stops between Austin and Dallas? That place was good, if you didn’t mind grease.</p>
<p>I mis-typed. I always considered it about 100 miles to north Dallas.</p>
<p>Health Camp?! We always laugh about the name.</p>
<p>^^^ Yes!!! How could I forget?</p>
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<p>Is sarcasm warranted here? </p>
<p>I thought it was obvious that I did NOT add a comment to highlight an incorrect grammatical term. After all, this is not the SAT forum! It’s not unusual for me to “forget” a few letters or words when typing a post, especially when using that iPad! </p>
<p>The issue of its/it’s is not what triggered my comment; what was incorrect was the use of a possessive for Baylor University’s relation with the medical school.</p>
<p>LOL MOWC! Good things out of the Waco area: Curmudgeon AND those yummy pastries from that little town just north of Waco. Can’t remember the name of the town or the pastries, but those little rolls were the best. We tried to make it our pit-stop between DFW and Austin.</p>
<p>Must be kolaches from the Czech Stop And Little Czech Bakery or the CVikkage Bakery in West!</p>
<p>Unless you meant the fruitcakes from the Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana. You know, those light as air cakes! :D</p>
<p>Eww- fruitcake. That’s on the way to Houston! The kolaches, for sure! There are a lot of things I miss about Texas, but glad to be hanging my hat in Tennessee!</p>
<p>Reading these posts made me think about if I have ever been to Texas (it is a big state), and the answer is no (except Houston airport). It looks like I am missing something.:)</p>
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<p>I knew it! :D</p>
<p>MOWC, it is good to see you lambasting some area other than the Northeast for a change. :)</p>
<p>xiggi, Thanks for clarifying what was not obvious to at least 2 of us. I have only passed through Texas by train. Maybe I need to visit too.</p>
<p>The fruitcake reference was a joke! </p>
<p>It so happens that the food along the way to Austin makes up for an otherwise boring drive. Having been hostage of a soccermom vehicle more than I can count, we learn quickly to look forward to the stops close to the highway, be it in West, Hillsboro, Waco, or even Georgetown. There is something about those small places (or giant gas station) … even the food at the small towns Dairy Queen taste better than at home. That, or us Texans are too easily pleased. </p>
<p>Fwiw, the road trips that become quests for the ultimate BBQ are what makes Texas such a great place!</p>
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<p>LOL. We used to love to say “Let’s go to West Texas for great kolaches!” Of course, we were nowhere near west Texas. </p>
<p>Those were the days when you could put back a couple of cream cheese kolaches without a thought and without gaining so much as an ounce. Sigh.</p>
<p>Please stop. Y’all are making my mouth water. And those breakfast taquitos with the potato and egg…</p>
<p>I can’t even get Rotel tomatoes in Australia!!</p>
<p>I’m certainly not lambasting Texas. I love Texas. Waco is not one of the garden spots, though! It sure did get hot, though!</p>
<p>I guess I am missing something since I have not tasted barbecue in texas.</p>
<p>"Molly says part of what makes Texas barbecue so different is the meat. Where North and South Carolina traditions are pork-centric, Texas is all about the beef: beef brisket, beef sausage, and massive beef ribs.</p>
<p>“The first stop that we made in Lockhart — the barbecue capital of Texas — was at a place called Smitty’s,” Molly recalls. “We ordered one sausage known as a ‘hot ring’ and bit into the sausage, which was so juicy inside that as soon as you bit into it, it literally popped and fat and juices from the meats were actually dripping down my arm. And it was so bursting with flavor and with moisture; I’ve never tasted a sausage like this before.”</p>
<p>[4,258</a> Miles Of Meat: Chef, Dad On A Quest For BBQ : NPR](<a href=“4,258 Miles Of Meat: Chef, Dad On A Quest For BBQ : NPR”>4,258 Miles Of Meat: Chef, Dad On A Quest For BBQ : NPR)</p>
<p>“I think that we pretty much hit the jackpot in Texas,” Molly says. “Truly, Texas blew our minds. I’ve never tasted a more delicious piece of unadulterated meat in my life.”</p>