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Baylor University faces $30M budget deficit, pauses hiring, cuts spending

Baylor University is facing a $30 million deficit, pausing hiring and cutting spending while working to protect students and its mission.

Waco, TX · 2d

KXAN

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Robinson Family looks to turn former Georgetown quarry into 1,376-acre mixed-use site

Robinson Family Management presented conceptual plans to the Georgetown City Council for a massive mixed-use development on the 1,376-acre site of a former quarry.

Georgetown, TX · 12h

KWTX

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Friendship Villa planned to bring affordable housing, support services to Waco

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A proposed affordable housing development in Waco would combine 65 apartments with support services for residents seeking to live independently. Friendship Villa is planned for an empty lot at 2001 South 18th St., next to the Waco ISD Transportation Center. The project is expected to cost about $20 million.

Waco, TX · 2d
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Realtor.com News & Insights

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Waco Buyers Face a Faster Market Even as More Homes Become Available

Waco homes moved off the market much faster even as prices dipped and listings grew, so buyers may have less time to decide than they think.

Waco, TX · 1d

tpr.org

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Hill Country flyover will search for graphite used in advanced batteries

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. Rock formations in the Texas Hill Country date back billions of years and may contain graphite, which is needed for advanced batteries. A plane with a wonky looking tail, packed with...

San Saba County, TX · 2d

connectcre.com

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Georgetown Gives Conditional Approval to Apartment, Retail Project

The Georgetown City Council has given tentative approval to Serenity Ranch, a master-planned community one mile east of I-35 and bordered by the Dry Berry Creek. In addition to 300 multifamily units and 30,000 square feet of commercial space, Serenity Ranch will offer approximately 40 acres of open space and ponds, a 2.9-acre amenity center with a pool and clubhouse, and a 0.7-acre Sunset Garden. Community Impact reports the development will be part of a 112-acre neighborhood in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. A municipal utility district was approved to help fund the infrastructure required to move the project forward.

Georgetown, TX · 3d

KBTX.com

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AT&T, Verizon phasing out copper landlines in communities across Texas

BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - Two major phone providers are moving forward with plans to retire older copper-wire networks, a change that could affect some customers who still rely on traditional home or business phone service in the Brazos Valley. AT&T and Verizon are transitioning customers away from the decades-old...

Texas · 23h

KBTX.com

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Terafab land holdings top 10,000 acres as SpaceX challenges release of records requested by KBTX

GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - A company tied to SpaceX’s Terafab project now holds more than 10,000 acres in Grimes County as SpaceX expands its legal fight to keep some project records private. The land holdings and job listings offer a snapshot of the project as Texas prepares for...

Grimes County, TX · 2d

Chron.com

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H-E-B welcomes nearly 1,000 shoppers to Montgomery store grand opening

The store is stocked with local and regional products.

Montgomery, TX · 1d

pv-magazine-usa.com

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Texas-sized solar project at coal plant supported by $1.8 billion green loan

Construction on the first phase of the 1.2 GWdc Big Rooter Power solar project got underway in July at Panamint Capital’s Twin Oaks power station in Robertson County, Texas. The project will be the largest solar project constructed at an existing coal mining site and the largest brownfield renewable energy project in North America, according to Panamint.

Robertson County, TX · 3d

hoodline.com

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West Bryan Lumberyard Owner Gets Reprieve After City Finds Zoning Violations

Bryan’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend rezoning a 2.05-acre lumberyard property on Sandy Point Road. The recommendation came with conditions aimed at bringing the site into compliance; it is not a final zoning decision. City officials discovered the property was being used as an unauthorized...

Bryan, TX · 5d

nacnewsnow.com

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AgriLife Extension Welcomes Beekeeping Expert

What Worker Bee Monica Siwiak Is Bringing to Her New Colony. Link to story received from media relations for Texas A&M AgriLife – Email: news@ag.tamu.edu. Story comes from AgriLife Today – Texas A&M AgriLife’s Digital Magazine and Newsroom. Monica Siwiak, a self-proclaimed honey nerd, began her beekeeping...

College Station, TX · 5d

myaggienation.com

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Jones retiring from A&M after 44 year career that started in sales at The Eagle

In 1983, Eli Jones needed a job with benefits. He worked as a radio DJ in Houston and a wife with a baby on the way. Jones also held a degree in journalism from Texas A&M, which he completed in 1982. Jones had grown up in College Station, attending A&M...

College Station, TX · 7d

nacnewsnow.com

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Plenty of Turkeys This Thanksgiving as Wholesale Prices Hold Steady

Link to story received from media relations for Texas A&M AgriLife – Email: news@ag.tamu.edu. Story comes from AgriLife Today – Texas A&M AgriLife’s Digital Magazine and Newsroom. Shoppers should find plenty of turkeys, with more sales, at grocery stores this Thanksgiving, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension...

College Station, TX · 6d

thebloomingtonstar.com

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This tiny Texas town has two famous pie shops, and travelers drive hours for a slice

Texas – The porch is a good place to begin. In Round Top, Texas, a slice of pie isn’t always something you rush through at the end of a meal. It can be the reason you sit a little longer, talk to people you didn’t know an hour ago, and wonder why an afternoon in a town with only a small resident population feels so satisfying.

Round Top, TX · 8d

KBTX.com

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Brazos Valley job fair with 600 open jobs set for Thursday

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - This segment on The Three was paid for and sponsored by Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley. Workforce Solutions will host the Hiring Red, White & You! Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. The event is geared toward veterans, but anyone looking for employment can attend.

Brazos Valley, TX · 8d

USA TODAY

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Lowe's opening one more store in 2026. See list of new locations

Lowe’s is wrapping up 2026 with one final store opening, this time in a southern state that has steadily grown over the past few years. The store, located in Texas, marks the company’s eighth and final opening for 2026 and the fifth opening in the Lone Star State this year, the company told USA TODAY. Lowe’s has 154 Texas stores – the highest number of locations in any state. Lowe’s did not say how many stores are planned for 2027 but the chain has over 1,750 home improvement stores, 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. According to the company, the home improvement chain finished fiscal year 2025 with more than $86 billion in sales. The new store was built with the company’s new layout in mind, including a redesigned kitchen showroom with larger product displays and signage with QR codes that link to online tools like a style quiz, budget calculator and 3D visualizer. There’s also a new tool section with a more open layout with reorganized product categories, making it easier for customers to find what they’re looking for, Lowe’s said. Here’s what we know about the company’s eighth and final opening in 2026. Where is Lowe’s headed next?

Texas · 10d

KBTX.com

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Voters reject tax increase for Bryan ISD

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Voters have rejected a tax rate increase for Bryan ISD’s maintenance and operations in the Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE). The measure, listed on the ballot as Proposition A, received 19,591 votes against, or 58.9%, and 13,652 votes for, or 41.1%. It failed by 5,939 votes.

Bryan, TX · 8d

KBTX.com

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Savannah Oaks developer: Full build-out could take 12 to 15 years

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - The developer behind Savannah Oaks says the 1,266-acre community in south College Station could take 12 to 15 years to build. Silverfin Land Development describes it as the largest planned development in College Station history. College Station City Council unanimously approved a zoning framework for...

College Station, TX · 13d

The Cool Down

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County withheld SpaceX tax break records despite state ruling, residents' lawsuit says

"We don't understand why we've been left out of a monumental, historical, generational change."

Grimes County, TX · 11d