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Look back, look ahead: the Waco people maintain ties to city of Waco even today
By By CHRISTOPHER DE LOS SANTOS at Waco Tribune-Herald
· June 28, 2026
· 1 min read
By 1849, decades after the United States declared its independence, the earliest known people of what soon would become the city of Waco had already been forced from the area.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 28, 2026 ·
Source: Waco Tribune-Herald ·
Reading time: 1 min
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