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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The City of Waco announced it might be applying for two federal grants totaling $35-million to support its multi-million-dollar downtown development project. The grant ...

Waco will spend and borrow less on capital projects this year than it has the past two years. The capital improvement plan the Waco City Council approved Tuesday totals $176.7 million and includes ...

Some Waco-area homebuilders say new city requirements ... the city consulted not only with Walker Partners engineers but also with the Heart of Texas Builders Association. The builders association ...

WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — The City of Waco and the Waco-McLennan County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will open a warming center. The city says this comes due to the upcoming predicted low ...

However, Texas Farm Bureau has the best rates for very expensive homes. A policy with $1 million of dwelling coverage costs $2,586 per year at Texas Farm Bureau, which is less than half the Waco ...

Following the federal government's potential overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency, responsible for overseeing public ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Back in December, Waco ISD 6th grader David Martinez was surprised with Super Bowl tickets by his favorite NFL player, Chicago Bears Defensive Lineman Andrew Billings.

James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...

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UPDATE: The 25th location is in Farmers Branch. At least 24 Dairy Queen locations across the Texas are listed for auction, indicating the stores are shutting down. The company confirmed on Friday ...

The Post Office isn't the juggernaut it once was but it still holds an important role in American life. Did you know that there are 1,890 post offices in Texas? There are, in fact, more than 30,000 ...