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For more than a quarter of a century, Texas has diligently updated its state water plan every five years, a process designed to forecast water supply and demand 50 years into the future and give communities enough warning about potential water shortages to do something about...
safety
LORENA, Texas (FOX 44) - Multiple agencies responded to Lorena on Tuesday evening regarding a large grass fire. The Lorena Fire Department says this fire ignited in the 3000 block of Mackey Ranch Road. The fire has since been contained, and there is no danger to residents or......
government
As Central Texas election offices prepare for election season, officials are working through a backlog of voter registration and renewal records tied to issues with state web portals.Texas State University student Sierra Stage is moving from Hays County back to Bell County and......
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Neighbors say big semi-trucks keep getting stuck on their narrow neighborhood roads, and one neighbor has the videos to prove it.WATCH HERE: Lorena neighbor speaks out as semi-trucks get stuck on residential streets, raising safety concernsGary Cox, who lives in a historic home.....
Local
The Waco Police Department has identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash on Monday.Officials say 22-year-old Oracio Vallejo was killed after his motorcycle was involved in a crash with a Mitsubishi SUV on Texas Central Parkway and Bagby Avenue at around 7:30 p.m.The SUV was.....
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Waco, Tx (FOX44) - The operator of a motorcycle who was killed in a collision with an SUV on Bagby Avenue in Waco Monday night has been identified as 22-year-old Oracio Vallejo. Vallejo was pronounced dead at a hospital where he was taken following the crash. Waco police said it....
business
A four-year college degree may no longer be the career requirement it once was.As companies struggle to fill jobs and industries evolve faster than traditional education systems can keep up, more employers are shifting toward skills-based hiring focusing on experience,......
Local
Waco, Tx (FOX44) - Waco police have identified the man killed while crossing an I-35 access road Monday morning as 58 year old Kendrick Ewing. Ewing was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the northbound service road near Martin Luther King, Jr Boulevard. Police were......
News
It seems data centers are popping up all over the state, but you can keep track of them from your phone or computer.DataCenterMap.com allows you to search by county, city, or ZIP code.The state says it does not have a complete inventory of data centers in Texas, but the site......
safety
UPDATE: Robertson County US 190 is now open.ORIGINAL STORY:US 190 (SH 6) is shut down early Tuesday morning due to a deadly crash south of Hearne, according to officials.The Bremond Volunteer Fire Department said a "major vehicle accident" near Pin Oak Creek has shut down the......
Local
As the Heart of Texas Fair prepares to kick off at the Extraco Events Center in Waco, organizers say they are working to keep the annual event affordable for families, even as high diesel prices continue to impact exhibitors and agricultural programs across the state.For......
baylor
By Tripp Henderson | Staff Writer Doris Miller was never meant to be a hero. In fact, on the early morning of Dec. 7, 1941, mere moments before the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Miller was aboard the USS West Virginia collecting laundry. Former Baylor......
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By Kamryn Anthis | Staff Writer Classical concert pianist, minister, author and mother Jade Simmons is taking an unconventional route to the U.S. Senate, running as an independent write-in candidate in Texas' Nov. 3 election. During an event Monday at Baylor, Simmons broke down.....
