
Waco-area news briefs: Speegleville VFD hosts fireworks celebration July 5
15+ hour, 21+ min ago —...July 5 at Speegleville Elementary School, 101 Maywood Drive.... ...The Cobbs Recycling Center will be closed, but the Waco Regional... ...Cameron Park Zoo, the Texas Ranger Museum, Waco Mammoth National... ...The McLennan County Master Gardeners will hold a Lunch with the Masters...

Texas Rangers’ pitching depth to be tested again as Tyler Mahle’s shoulder issue lingers
7+ min ago —...level,” Young told The Dallas Morning News at the time.... ...60 total pitches over the previous six days: Jake Latz (85), Shawn... ...and Alejandro Osuna.... ...The Rangers are currently without Nathan Eovaldi, who has been on...

Rapoport's state basketball champs take the lead in Waco’s Juneteenth parade
4+ hour, 35+ min ago —...Organized by the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce, the... ...River, and down Elm Avenue to the old Paul Quinn College campus,... ...artist Andrea La Valleur-Purvis.... ...A Vanguard College Preparatory School graduate preparing to study...

New San Antonio Mayor tells Trump to uphold oath to Constitution amid Texas troop deployment
16+ hour, 59+ min ago —...amid Texas troop deployment San Antonio Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones... ...Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to deploy Texas National Guard...

Federal budget proposal would mean deep cuts for EOAC in Waco
13+ hour, 5+ min ago —...services, are funded by a Community Services Block Grant, Johnson... ...year, EOAC Head Start Director Susanne Wilson said Thursday.... ...’s Harrison Senior Center and South Waco Community Center.... ..., Special Assistant Harris County Attorney Neil Sarkar said....

Nearly 200K people in Texas rely on electricity for medical equipment
1+ day, 7+ hour ago —...Of Health & Human Services, April 2025 Joe Fuentes, Director of Community... ...Joe Garza, a Houston resident, is one of them....

Waco officials address flooding, drainage issues after latest round of storms
22+ hour, 46+ min ago —...Jessica Emmett, a spokesperson for Waco Public Works, said the city... ...I'm Marc Monroy, your Neighborhood Reporter in Central Texas....

‘Landman’ star Billy Bob Thornton spotted in North Texas town
1+ day, 3+ hour ago —...downtown Fort Worth, the Stockyards and at Texas Christian University... ...Landman star Billy Bob Thornton was recently spotted in Springtown...

What makes Buc-ee's famous brisket so good? Meet the Texas barbeque pitmaster behind it.
1+ day, 14+ hour ago —...Randy Pauly, creator of the brisket recipe for Buc-ee's, talks with... ...in Pass Christian, Mississippi.... ...… Even in Pass Christian, Mississippi, Arch "Beaver" Aplin embodied... ...After working opening day at Buc-ee's in Pass Christian, Pauly boarded...

Top Texas donor slams Speaker Burrows, House members after legislative setbacks
1+ day, 12+ hour ago —...He laid much of the blame on House Speaker Dustin Burrows’ shoulders... ...Texans for Lawsuit Reform is threatening to primary House members... ...Burrows has been endorsed by President Donald Trump for another term... ...State Rep....