The Waco City Council chose the nonprofit Transformation Waco to provide programming for the center, including courses in robotics, coding, video game design, high school esports and cybersecurity.
Waco City Council
The Waco Bridge’s coverage of the Waco City Council.
It’s game over for eight-liners in Waco. Owners and players say a new ban goes too far
A recent court case paved the way for the city of Waco to ban electronic slot machines. But owners and players say eight-liners aren’t hurting anyone. The Waco City Council approved the ban Tuesday, and it goes into effect Jan. 1.
Waco to pay WISD $32.2M for Indian Spring campus at heart of downtown project
The 23-acre property between North Fourth Street and University Parks Drive includes a track facility that is central to the city’s Barron’s Branch redevelopment project.
Waco City Manager Bradley Ford announces he will resign
The council was unanimous in praise of Ford, who plans to leave in February 2026 for family reasons. Ford said his all-in approach to the job “ran in conflict to being a great husband and a great dad.”
Trash talk: How Waco plans to reap millions from landfill gas
Waco has collected and flared its methane at Waco Regional Landfill, which turns it into water and carbon dioxide. That is about to change.

