Complex sentence: With a new interest in law, he returned to Texas in 1877 to attend Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Texas A&M), before transferring to Baylor University, where he graduated in 1880 with honors in law and philosophy.
Split into simpler sentences: With a new interest in law, he returned to Texas in 1877 to attend the Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Texas A&M). He transferred to Baylor University, where he graduated in 1880 with honors in law and philosophy.