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.
Data Center
Infrakey is working with the City of Lacy-Lakeview, north of Waco, to build a $10 billion data center. The project has drawn opposition from neighbors and raised the question of land use and water resources at the rural site near Ross.
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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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GOP candidates for open Texas Senate seat tout Waco representation
Waco’s clout in the Texas Legislature is at issue in the Republican primary race to replace departing state Sen. Brian Birdwell.
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Texans want their local governments to push pause on data centers. Can they?
Texans from Waco to Harlingen are raising concerns about the energy and water data centers use. Local governments have a few tools to fight them – if they want to.
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Lacy Lakeview, Infrakey pitch their data center project at global tech summit in Hawaii
City and company officials presented their partnership plans at a conference that draws global power brokers in the tech industry.
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Lacy Lakeview offers special district as olive branch to rural neighbors of data center site
Lacy Lakeview leaders are offering a seat at the table to Ross and other communities near the Infrakey data center site through a special district.
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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.
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Three ways you can speak up this week on McLennan, Bosque data center projects
A string of meetings this week will offer a chance to learn and speak about local data center projects.
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School struggles, data centers, downtown visions and more: Six storylines we’re following in ’26
Amid optimism about Waco’s growth and opportunities, some worry about school takeovers and cuts to social safety net services.
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TSTC Waco’s star is on the rise with new funds, facilities: A Q&A with Beth Wooten
The state system opened its Waco job training center this year and is finishing a $72 million building at its flagship campus. New demand and new funding spells growth, says the Waco campus’ chief academic official.