The possibility of closing schools in Killeen Independent School District brought parents, students and community members out in large numbers Monday night, as district leaders held their first Optimization 2.0 Community Town Hall at Shoemaker High School.

After about five years of trying to have a baby, a Waco couple found fertility treatment close to home, and their son is one of the first two babies born through in vitro fertilization, or IVF, at a Waco fertility clinic.

Proposals for the 2027 session include legalizing marijuana and abortion, limiting data centers and expanding Medicaid. Republicans look to end property taxes and government lobbyists.

A Rockdale man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in a methamphetamine case, according to a press release from the Milam County District Attorney’s Office.

The Monday after Homecoming celebrations, Baylor University’s president shared a statement with an update on the university’s budget, projecting a $30 million deficit at the end of the 2027 fiscal year.

A volunteer firefighter was arrested Nov. 5 on a charge of indecency with a child, a second-degree felony.