Baylor University is located in the state that's larger by both area and population than any other state in the US except for one.
Chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas , it is the oldest continuously-operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States .	Texas	Texas	Mississippi River	Mississippi River
Texas -LRB- -LSB- tkss -RSB- , -LSB- localtksz -RSB- Texas or Tejas -LSB- texas -RSB- -RRB- is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population .	state	U.S. state	United States	United States	area	List of U.S. states and territories by area	population	List of U.S. states and territories by population
