Incumbent Mayor Jim Holmes faces two challengers in the May 2 election, with early voting starting Monday. Candidates addressed growth and budget challenges in response to a Waco Bridge questionnaire.
Sam Shaw
Sam Shaw covers government and growth for the Bridge. Previously, he spend the past two years at the Longview News-Journal, where he covered county government, school board and environmental justice issues. His work on the emerging lithium extraction industry in Northeast Texas has won statewide attention. Before Longview, he wrote for several publications in his native Colorado and reported news features for the High Country News. Sam earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master’s in journalism from Goldsmiths University in London.
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In their own words: Barefield and Pate talk gentrification and East Waco growth in council race
District District 1 Incumbent Andrea Barefield and challenger Rachel Pate make their case to voters on city and East Waco priorities.
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Surviving 31 below: Sci-fi scenes from ARKTOS, Baylor University’s Arctic research lab
Baylor University and military researchers are using a giant freezer to test what a soldier’s mind and body can endure during encounters with “Arctic adversaries”
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In their own words: Lacy Lakeview council hopefuls on infrastructure, communication and the data center
Candidates for the at-large seat discuss the data center proposal and their priorities ahead of the May 2 local elections. Early voting begins Monday.
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Barefield, Pate clash on budget priorities, development in Waco council race
District 1 Councilmember Andrea Barefield and challenger Rachel Pate disagree on how the city should approach development in downtown and East Waco. Early voting begins April 20 in the May 2 local elections.
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“Lord gave me a blessing”: Residents praise $18M reboot of East Waco public housing
The 67-year-old public housing complex in East Waco, now known as Melody Grove, is turning the page with new units, appliances and community center.
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“Waco Voices Live” storytellers share what it means to be Hispanic in Waco
Remembering a landmark corner grocery store, a beloved newspaper, a grandmother’s house and the neighborhoods that defined Waco’s Hispanic community.
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Waco-area city and school races are coming up May 2. Here’s who’s running
Waco mayor and council races take top billing, while Lacy Lakeview and China Spring ISD draw contenders in an otherwise slow election season.
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Lacy Lakeview council will consider recycling wastewater for data center
Water has been central to the debate over the Infrakey data center project. Lacy Lakeview is exploring recycled wastewater to quench the facility’s thirst for water.
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Officials: No ICE expected at Waco airport
Monday saw federal immigration agents deployed to more than a dozen U.S. airports as TSA staffing falters. Waco Regional Airport was not one of them.
