Closing Waco s Owens-Illinois glass plant spells job losses and an economic blow, but observers are hopeful about new uses for the plant and the job prospects of its skilled workforce.
Waco-area property values are on the rise this year, but officials say an expected boost to homestead exemptions would blunt the full force of higher values when tax bills arrive.
The rising property values mean cities and counties are making more from property taxes. They've made so much more, in fact, that some are now lowering local taxes.,