Shannon Eckley News Today

The Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition’s biannual Project Homeless Connect drew 130 people to the Waco Convention Center on Friday morning for music, food, clothing, assistance and other free services.

The Heart of Texas Homeless Coalition and McLennan County hosted a memorial service in honor of those who were homeless when they died.

Wacoans experiencing homelessness got a brief respite from the heat and the street Friday as they gathered at the convention center for the biannual Project Homeless Connect event.