Waco-area news briefs: Westfest celebrates 50th year beginning Friday
Items of interest around the Waco area, in brief.
More from The Waco
View all news →
parks
Data center anxiety plays out in Senate campaign debates
Democrats sought to tie data centers to rising energy costs and the larger issue of affordability; polling data appears to support that choice.
government
Pain at the Pump: Significantly Lower This Weekend
WACO (FOX 44) -- The pain at the gas pump not packing the punch it did the last several weeks, with the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded down across the board in Central Texas and Brazos Valley Counties. Triple A Texas reports residents in Bell County are seeing the...
News
12 of the top cases on the US Supreme Court's docket this term
From a ban on home distilling to DOGE and voting rights, here’s a look at some of the cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear during its current nine-month term....
parks
Parkdale eyes future without anchor as Hobby Lobby, Belk shake up local retail scene
Hobby Lobby is swapping about 57,000 square feet at Parkdale shopping center for nearly 90,000 square feet at Central Texas Marketplace, but the timetable—and impact on Parkdale—remains a mystery....
government
Infrastructure, business climate in Robinson the main issues for city council candidates
This Robinson city council race features an incumbent who points to needed infrastructure improvements vs. a challenger arguing an emphasis on commercial development will help ease residents’ increasing tax burden....
safety
PHOTOS, VIDEO — Bagpipers, drummers descend on Waco for Tartan & Taps clinic
PHOTOS, VIDEO — Check out scenes of pipe-and-drum musicians from police and fire departments across Texas (and beyond), in town for this weekend's three-day Tartan & Taps clinic....
schools
VIDEO: Super Centex After Dark — Instant reaction to Week 9 high school football
Super Centex After Dark: The Trib guys react to La Vega's triumphant homecoming, Axtell's blitzing of Bosqueville, a Lorena-Troy game that wouldn't end and more on #TribFridayNight....
parks
Vice president defends ad that drew criticism
Vice President JD Vance defended an attack ad Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign produced against his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor's race, telling fellow Republicans on Wednesday to "stop whining" about it and go win the race....