Waco Bridge event explores data centers’ appetite for water, energy
In a region grappling with a data center boom, our expert panel broke down its impact on water, energy and land – and how communities can weigh in.
EDUCATION
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.
“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.
Growth
Waco Voices: Honoring the legends of the neighborhood that formed him
Anthony Betters Sr. launched “U-Dawg Friday” to connect the South Waco neighborhood of his upbringing and to celebrate its champions.
Inside the Waco child sex abuse plea deal that’s making trouble for Ken Paxton
Prosecutors with the Office of the Attorney General offered Adam Hoffman a one-day sentence after the defendant admitted the abuse, sparking a public uproar. Now it’s a campaign issue in the May 26 U.S. Senate runoff.
Community
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.
“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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