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1. Waco proposes replacing downtown hotel plans with apartments and dining options (kxxv.com) — Waco officials are weighing a zoning change that would swap previously planned downtown riverfront hotels for more than 100 apartments plus thousands of square feet of restaurant and retail space along Webster Avenue and the Brazos. City council is expected to vote Tuesday night, and the proposal is tied to both financing challenges for hotels and Waco's broader push to add housing.
2. A look at Central Texas school districts that experienced gains in state's A-F accountability ratings (kwtx.com) — Parents in Waco ISD can see how their schools scored in the state's latest A–F accountability ratings, with 11 of 19 campuses improving and the district's overall grade rising slightly. Local leaders describe new math and English curricula, coaching, and longer days aimed at boosting reading and math. Nearby districts like Temple and Connally also saw notable shifts in their scores.
3. TxDOT: Be safe on the road this Labor Day holiday (fox44news.com) — Waco-area drivers are being urged by TxDOT to plan sober rides before the busy Labor Day weekend, emphasizing that any kind of impairment can lead to a DWI. A Texas mother who lost her daughter to a drunk driver shares how one preventable decision devastated her family. Officials stress using rideshares, designated drivers, or friends instead of driving impaired.
4. Waco man jailed on $60,000 bond for assaulting his father's caregiver (kwtx.com) — A Waco-area man is being held on a $60,000 bond after deputies say he assaulted his elderly father's live-in caregiver during an early-morning disturbance on Old Bethany Road. According to an affidavit, the victim reported being hit, choked to the point of blacking out, and threatened, and investigators note the suspect has a prior family-violence conviction in McLennan County.
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