{ "query": "test", "intent": "news", "detected": { "mode": "news", "urgent": false, "rawQuery": "test" }, "site": { "name": "Waco News", "domain": "waconews.org", "region": "Waco, Texas" }, "answer": "Latest 10 articles from Waco News (Waco, Texas).", "results": [ { "title": "Woman found guilty, gets 45 years for child injury", "slug": "woman-found-guilty-gets-45-years-for-child-injury", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/woman-found-guilty-gets-45-years-for-child-injury", "excerpt": "Waco, Tx (FOX 44) - A 19th District Court Jury has found Katrina Evans guilty of three counts of injury to a child and sentenced her to 45 years in prison. Prosecutors had charged Evans with beating three children under the age of six, two of whom were her own. A two-year-old...", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T21:42:13.000Z", "source": "FOX 44", "category": "local", "image": "https://www.fox44news.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2026/08/Katrina-Evans-cropped-1.jpg?w=629" }, { "title": "Pflugerville woman sentenced for defrauding PPP Loan program", "slug": "pflugerville-woman-sentenced-for-defrauding-ppp-loan-program", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/pflugerville-woman-sentenced-for-defrauding-ppp-loan-program", "excerpt": "WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – A Pflugerville woman was sentenced in a Waco federal court to 21 months in prison for submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP) applications. This was announced by U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday....", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T19:34:38.000Z", "source": "FOX 44", "category": "local", "image": "https://www.fox44news.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2026/06/gavel-two.jpg?w=900" }, { "title": "McLennan County denies petition to create agricultural development district", "slug": "mclennan-county-denies-petition-to-create-agricultural-development-district", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/mclennan-county-denies-petition-to-create-agricultural-development-district", "excerpt": "The Texas Coalition Against Data Centers submitted petitions across the state, including in McLennan County, requesting the creation of an agricultural development district land zoned specifically for agricultural use. The effort would be the first of its kind in Texas.WATCH...", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T14:25:11.000Z", "source": "KXXV", "category": "government", "image": "https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a1d4359/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1492x783+0+30/resize/1200x630!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F2a%2F7ba7d074477799bdbc8b3426667b%2Fscreenshot-2026-08-04-at-5-22-31-pm.png" }, { "title": "Former state Rep. Lon Burnam eyes lawsuit after arrest during meeting on voting site cuts", "slug": "former-state-rep-lon-burnam-eyes-lawsuit-after-arrest-during-meeting-on-voting-site-cuts", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/former-state-rep-lon-burnam-eyes-lawsuit-after-arrest-during-meeting-on-voting-site-cuts", "excerpt": "The former Democratic lawmaker was accused of disrupting a Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting and spent hours in jail before his release.", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T20:07:30.000Z", "source": "Texas Tribune", "category": "safety", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/20260804-Lon-Burnam-Arrested-REUTERS.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" }, { "title": "I-35 main lanes and some Waco overpasses to close Friday", "slug": "i-35-main-lanes-and-some-waco-overpasses-to-close-friday", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/i-35-main-lanes-and-some-waco-overpasses-to-close-friday", "excerpt": "Waco, TX (FOX 44) - The Texas Department of Transportation plans to remove the South Valley Mills Drive direct connect to northbound I-35 Friday. This is part of the My35 Waco South Construction Project. The removal process will begin at midnight on Friday, August 7, and...", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T17:20:00.000Z", "source": "FOX 44", "category": "local", "image": "https://www.fox44news.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2026/08/TxDOT-Waco.jpg?w=900" }, { "title": "New Outdoor Burn Bans Ordered In Central Texas", "slug": "new-outdoor-burn-bans-ordered-in-central-texas", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/new-outdoor-burn-bans-ordered-in-central-texas", "excerpt": "WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Three additional Cental Texas counties have been added to the Texas A&M Forest Service Outdoor Burn Ban list. There are six Central Texas counties on the latest Texas A&M Forest Service map - with McLennan, Limestone and Freestone counties being the newest...", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T19:46:55.000Z", "source": "FOX 44", "category": "local", "image": "https://www.fox44news.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2026/08/Burn-Ban-8n-5-26.jpeg?w=900" }, { "title": "Hiring Our Veterans: A Story From The Trees", "slug": "hiring-our-veterans-a-story-from-the-trees", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/hiring-our-veterans-a-story-from-the-trees", "excerpt": "WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - A local veteran has made it a point and passion to hire other veterans for his tree trimming and landscaping business. Ric Maddox owns and operates Tex Vet Trees and Landscaping. Ric stopped by the FOX 44 studios for a conversation about what led him to...", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T14:00:00.000Z", "source": "FOX 44", "category": "local", "image": "https://www.fox44news.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/82/2025/11/Tex-Vet-Ric-11-23.jpg?w=640" }, { "title": "Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools", "slug": "families-brace-for-change-as-third-future-takes-over-more-struggling-texas-schools", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/families-brace-for-change-as-third-future-takes-over-more-struggling-texas-schools", "excerpt": "The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T10:00:00.000Z", "source": "Texas Tribune", "category": "local", "image": "https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/260731_JH_S-Waco-Elem_005-.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1" }, { "title": "Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause", "slug": "border-project-contractors-arrive-in-big-bend-national-park-as-texas-lawmakers-call-for-a-pause", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/border-project-contractors-arrive-in-big-bend-national-park-as-texas-lawmakers-call-for-a-pause", "excerpt": "Texas Democrats are urging the Trump administration to delay its plans for building border barriers and roads across the West Texas park. Bulldozers and trucks bearing the logo of the contractor awarded $1.7 billion for the project were seen in the national park on Tuesday as...", "publishDate": "2026-08-05T19:34:41.000Z", "source": "Texas Standard", "category": "traffic", "image": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/texasstandard.org/txstandard/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/05143059/MarfaPRWallContractors.webp" }, { "title": "Road to Red Zone 2026: Connally Cadets", "slug": "road-to-red-zone-2026-connally-cadets", "url": "https://waconews.org/news/road-to-red-zone-2026-connally-cadets", "excerpt": "The Connally Cadets season begins with a new head coach.Watch the full story here: Road to Red Zone 2026: Connally CadetsWillie Carter is a former NFL player returning to the Friday Night Lights and all the excitement it brings.\"Feels like I'm a player again. 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