Valedictorians and salutatorians from around McLennan County are thinking big about the future. Some of them are already busy with their life’s work in public service and medicine.
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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.
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Ready to vote in Saturday’s local school and city elections? Read our guide first.
Contested elections are scheduled in Waco, Bellmead and Lacy Lakeview, as well as China Spring Independent School District.
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Ten candidates vie for three open seats on China Spring ISD’s school board
Ten candidates are running for three open seats. Here are their responses to our questionnaire about district issues including the VATRE and four-day school week.
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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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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.
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Voters approve Midway ISD school bond, China Spring tax election
Midway voters supported an $83.5 million bond election to upgrade existing facilities. By a smaller margin, China Spring ISD voters supported a tax rate election worth $2.2 million a year.
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Bridge Building: School tax relief is on the ballot. So is school funding. Can we have it both ways?
State ballot measures will cut school tax bills by hundreds of dollars, even in China Spring and Midway, which have tax elections. But how long can the state make up the difference?
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China Spring ISD parents see tax election as a forum on the school system’s future
China Spring parents say schools are the reason they live in this suburban school district. The VATRE election on Nov. 4 will determine whether staffing and program levels continue.
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China Spring ISD warns of staff, program cuts if tax election fails
District officials say rising costs have created a $1.2 million budget deficit that will force deep cuts unless voters pass the measure
