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Waco News

For Waco, home to Baylor University, coverage here follows city government, McLennan County, local school districts, business and public safety. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and surrounding communities.


Sports

Tennis

Badenhorst Earns NCAA Singles Berth in Waco

Baylor senior Devin Badenhorst clinched a spot in the NCAA singles field at the ITA Sectional Championships at the Waco Regional Tennis Center.

Badenhorst Earns NCAA Singles Berth in Waco

Crime

Law Enforcement

Waco Honors Trooper Daniel Shown With Granite Memorial

A permanent memorial now stands outside the Waco DPS office for the trooper who died 30 years after being shot in the line of duty.

Waco Honors Trooper Daniel Shown With Granite Memorial

Business

Live Poll

Do you support Waco's major construction projects despite the disruption to local travel?

Openings & Closings

University Parks Drive to Close for Six Months

Waco closes a stretch of University Parks Drive for utility work tied to the Barron's Branch redevelopment.

University Parks Drive to Close for Six Months

Politics

Live Poll

Do you feel encouraged to participate in elections despite current political division?

Elections

Baylor Faculty Urge Students to Vote in Upcoming Election

A panel discussion at Baylor University encouraged students to participate in the midterm elections as early voting approaches.

Baylor Faculty Urge Students to Vote in Upcoming Election

Entertainment

Civic

Baylor Homecoming Parade Draws Crowds in Waco

Hundreds lined downtown Waco streets as the annual parade wound from Austin Avenue to the Baylor University campus.

Baylor Homecoming Parade Draws Crowds in Waco

The beat runs across city council decisions, the McLennan County courts and Waco ISD, Connally ISD and La Vega ISD alongside the university, healthcare and manufacturing employers anchoring the central Texas regional economy. From Castle Heights and Brook Oaks to Richland Hills, Lake Air and University, neighborhood coverage extends into Falls County and Bosque County where stories cross the line. Baylor's growth and enrollment cycles shape the city's housing market, commercial development and infrastructure demands in ways that return consistently to city hall and planning debates. School district resources, flood management and economic development are the recurring subjects in local government reporting.


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