New Mississippi Speaker of the House latest BU alum to take legislative leadership role
…e university’s founding Trustees who served in the Republic of Texas Congress. Today, Baylor continues to be well represented in the Texas Legislature. But with our small world growing smaller and increasing numbers of alumni settling outside the state, more and more Baylor graduates are showing up in leading legislative roles beyond the borders of the Rio Grande, Red and Sabine rivers. In Washington, D.C., Rep. Louie Gohmert Jr., JD ’77, represen…