Giving back to those who gave their all
McLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (FOX 44) - The 100 Club Heart of Texas has a mission to support our local first-responders who were killed or serious…
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Mission Waco’s 'Fashion with a Passion' returns Sept. 24
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - An evening celebrating local style, community and creativity is returning to Waco next month! Mission Waco is invitin…
August is National Breastfeeding Month: Everything you need to know
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - There is more than one way to feed and nourish your child, and fed is always best. To celebrate August being National…
Texas’ mail ballot ID requirements restored by federal appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday restored several pieces of a 2021 Texas election law that overhauled mail-in and assisted…
In military arraignment, former Ft. Hood doctor pleads not guilty to assaulting, secretly recording, patients
A former Fort Hood doctor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of sexually assaulting and secretly recording his patients as his court ma…
Hillsboro neighbors eager to dine at new businesses at old outlet site.
Two new restaurants will be opening soon in Hillsboro: Waffle House and Panda Express, and neighbors are excited. Panda Express opens Wednes…
Texas governor proposes 10-year minimum sentence for educators in inappropriate student relationships
Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing for tougher penalties for educators convicted of inappropriate relationships with students. Texas Governor Greg …
CenTex schools receive funds though T-Mobile program
CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) - Some Central Texas schools are receiving funds as part of T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights program! Local schools …
TSTC Waco shares the benefits of trade school education
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Trade schools have been seeing major growth over the last year - over traditional four-year institutions. We spoke wi…
Proper sleep and child development
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) - Proper sleep is essential to the development of a child, and one group in Central Texas is working to fix that. Sleep…
Border wall construction threatens access to site of 1918 massacre in West Texas
Descendants fear new construction could cut off access to the West Texas site where Texas Rangers, U.S. soldiers and local ranchers killed 1…
Texas has held off a major screwworm outbreak, but ranchers urged to stay alert
Texas has so far avoided a major New World screwworm outbreak, more than two months after the state confirmed its first case in decades.Watc…