Newly elected leaders on the McLennan Central Appraisal District board include two bankers and a former member of the Texas State Board of Tax Professional Examiners.
Keith Guillory has been reelected to a second three-year term on the Waco Independent School District school board, defeating challenger Lauren Caldwell by nearly a 3-to-1 margin.
Jim Holmes cruised to a comfortable election win Saturday night to become Waco’s next mayor. He will replace Dillon Meek, who is stepping down after two terms.
Waco ISD is moving toward a block scheduling system for high school and middle school students in the fall, resulting 95-minute classes on alternating days.
Legislative support for more training in community health centers could help Texas ensure it has the medical professionals it needs, Waco Family Medicine CEO Dr. Jackson Griggs said.
Storybook Christmas, the nonprofit that put some 500,000 books in the hands of Waco-area students in its 32 years, is about to turn the last page on its closing chapter.