The Waco Bridge

Guests of our Data Center Impacts event this month submitted nearly 50 questions to our expert panel. We’re answering a handful that our panelists couldn’t get to.

Answering Waco’s questions about data centers

Waco Independent School District appoints four new principals at Tennyson Middle School and Bell’s Hill, West Avenue and Brook Avenue elementary schools.

Four new principals will oversee Waco ISD campuses

“An endowment would allow us to earn money, earn interest on our money, and pull that money and use it specifically towards teacher bonuses, principal bonuses, all the things," Waco ISD Board President Angelo Ochoa said.

Millions from a Waco ISD school sale could boost teacher pay Waco ISD Board President Angelo Ochoa wants to create an endowment for incentivizing the best teachers.

It’s a striking call for industry regulation by the Republican governor in a state that has long prided itself on being a favorable environment for business. From our partners at The Texas Tribune.

Abbott recommends sweeping data center regulation, including eliminating sales tax exemption - The Waco Bridge It’s a striking call for industry regulation by the Republican governor in a state that has long prided itself on being a favorable environment for business.

A violist, Jennifer Martin started as a student teacher in Midway in the mid-2000s after switching majors at Baylor University from music performance to music education.

“From that point on, I knew I found my calling, this is where I belong,” Martin said.

Midway ISD feels like home for new fine arts director Jennifer Martin learned how to be a music educator at Midway ISD. Now she’s coming back with experience gained in larger school districts and as president of Texas Music Educators Association.

“As one of our advisers told us, every book has a last chapter," owner Larry Dagley said. "Every story has an end, and maybe it’s time for the story and legacy of Circle Hardware just to come to an end. [The customers] love us. They hate to see us go.”

After 81 years, Circle Hardware says goodbye to its loyal customers One of Waco’s last family-owned hardware stores will close by month’s end, a blow to weekend DIY warriors and small-time contractors who appreciated the store’s customer service.

Local vendors and health officials are struggling to get clarity as Texas prepares to take over the food truck permitting process on July 1.

New state permits would jack up Waco food truck fees - The Waco Bridge

An infestation of the flesh-eating flies has been confirmed in South Texas, setting off alarm bells for the state’s cattle industry.

What to know about screwworm in Texas - The Waco Bridge An infestation of the flesh-eating flies has been confirmed in South Texas, setting off alarm bells for the state’s cattle industry. A sample from a 3-week-old calf from La Pryor in Zavala County tested positive for the country’s first case of New World screwworm, the U.S Department of Agricultu...

“I really want you guys to have the time to just center yourself in a way that you need,” club founder Nathan Lee told members before their first hike.

“Whether that’s talking with your peers and getting closer to them, or if you need some alone time (to) just decompress after a week of APs and finals coming up and all that – it’s totally up to you, it’s all about simplicity,”

Midway teens seek “brain reset” in club hikes How a teen’s vision for finding solace in nature led to the formation of the Midway High School Hiking Club.

As summer kicks into gear, The Waco Bridge examines how the Doris Miller pool stacks up with other Texas public pools on affordability.

How affordable is East Waco’s public pool for the public?