An Arctic front is headed to Waco this weekend. Here’s how to prepare.
Before the icy blast hits, make sure you’re ready with items such as first-aid kits, batteries and jumper cables.
EDUCATION
Local school district demographics predict who goes to college. Look yours up here.
Midway, China Spring and Lorena students were about twice as likely to graduate college than peers in the economically disadvantaged Waco, La Vega and Connally ISDs, based on long-term data.
School struggles, data centers, downtown visions and more: Six storylines we’re following in ’26
For our small but intrepid news team at The Waco Bridge, news is more than a list of facts about what happened today on the street or in the halls of power. We’re interested in stories: Small human stories and the longer narrative arc about where our community is headed. We gathered around a whiteboard…
Growth
Town hall questions on Lake Whitney data center echo McLennan County debate
The project is a fraction of the size of the $10 billion data center that Infrakey is proposing for the Ross area in partnership with the city of Lacy Lakeview. But its impact is expected to be huge in rural Bosque County, which has a population of about 19,000.
Photo essay: The shimmering glow of late-night Waco
The Waco Bridge’s photojournalist captures the mysterious shadows and the riot of neon light that paint the dark streets of Waco at night.
Community
Waco Family Medicine CEO: 9,000 locals could lose insurance as ACA subsidies expire
Waco’s health care system has a lot at stake this week in the Congressional effort to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies that lapsed at the end of 2025. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 230-196 on Thursday to extend the subsidies, with 17 Republicans joining Democrats to move forward over the objections of Speaker…
McLennan commissioners accept ICE agreement as sheriff’s officials downplay its effects
The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office plans to train two officers to work with federal immigration authorities under a controversial task force partnership that McLennan County commissioners ratified Tuesday. Commissioners voted unanimously for the agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after acknowledging community concerns that giving deputies immigration powers could lead to racial profiling and…
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