The public-private partnership would develop a 252-acre parcel alongside at Highway 6 and bring national retailers to the vacant tract. In return, Waco estimates $105 million in private retail development.
Waco council to vote on $50M+ contribution to I-35 big box development
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Divide grows on Waco ISD board as ousted president lashes out
The process to fill a vacant seat has split the board for months. Tensions came to a head Thursday when Jose Vidaña took to social media to criticize other board members for replacing him as board president.
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“We’re on the right track now”: Connally ISD’s new leaders and community face life under state control
After years of academic struggles, massive change is underway at the district this month, with new leadership and consolidated campuses.
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Lacy Lakeview needs Waco’s help to realize its data center dreams. It’s not going well.
Lacy Lakeview’s hasty approach to the data center project has alienated the Waco officials who would control water service to the site.
“Without the City of Waco agreeing to it, Lacy Lakeview can’t do anything out there and neither can Infrakey,” State Rep. Pat Curry said. “Those guys don’t know what the hell they’re doing.”
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Generations of students and educators give Speegleville Elementary a bittersweet sendoff
“Nostalgic and bittersweet for sure, knowing this place isn’t going to be educating people as the way that I was fortunate enough to is kind of saddening,” former student Matthew Mounce said.
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A storied Waco school falls to bulldozers, but the stories will remain
An effort to preserve the history of the school originally known as Jefferson-Moore High proceeds as the 54-year-old campus is cleared for the Barron’s Branch development.
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“A wonderful and beautiful thing”: Mayborn’s new exhibit wins praise from community leaders
Three years in the making, the museum at Baylor University worked with leaders from communities that helped shape Central Texas, including Indian tribes and African-American churches.
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Sign up now for the Waco Bridge’s Data Center Impacts event
Join The Waco Bridge on May 28 at MCC’s Cameron Hall for a conversation with McLennan County Judge Scott Felton; data center expert Dr. Margaret Cook of Houston Advanced Research Center; and Environment Texas’ Luke Metzger, a leading expert on state environmental policy. The Waco Bridge thanks its partners: McLennan Community College and Heart of Texas Goodwill.
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Texas education chief appoints former Waco ISD official to head Connally
The state of Texas has chosen a former Waco Independent School District administrator as superintendent to lead Connally ISD during its state takeover. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath picked Josie Gutierrez to lead the 2,000-student district, citing her success in improving outcomes and strengthening teacher retention as former deputy superintendent and an assistant superintendent […]
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See results from city and school races in McLennan County
Preliminary results show a losses for incumbents in Lacy Lakeview and China Spring ISD and re-election for a Bellmead council member.