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Pet rental is the practice, usually administered by for-profit companies, of renting pets such as dogs and cats. Rental also includes animals who are hired out at a specific rate for a specific time. [1] It is a controversial practice opposed by many animal rights advocates and has been banned in at least one municipality: Boston, Massachusetts ...
Nevertheless, 17,000 people commute to work there each day. Downtown Waco was built around the Waco Suspension Bridge, which was a crucial crossing of the Brazos River. In May 1953, a tornado struck downtown Waco killing 114, and injuring hundreds. It caused millions of dollars in damage, and negatively impacted Waco's economy for years to come.
Other publications include The Waco Citizen, The Anchor News, The Baylor Lariat, Tiempo, Wacoan, and Waco Today Magazine. The Waco television market (shared with the Killeen/Temple and Bryan/College Station areas) is the 89th-largest television market in the US and includes these stations: [77] KCEN 6 (NBC) KWTX 10 (CBS, Telemundo on DT2) KAMU ...
Major east-west roads include: 4th Street, Hardy Street/ US Route 98, Oak Grove Road, Lincoln Road, Classic Drive, 7th Street, and Old MS Highway 42. Major north-south roads include: Interstate 59 , US Route 49 , US Route 11 /Broadway Drive/Veterans Memorial, West Pine Street, Main Street, 28th Avenue, Golden Eagle Avenue, 38th Avenue, 40th ...
The airport covers 420 acres (170 ha) at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). Its one runway, 13/31, is 6,094 by 150 feet (1,857 x 46 m) asphalt. [1]In the year ending June 14, 2012 the airport had 39,672 aircraft operations, average 108 per day: 88% general aviation, 8% military, 3% airline, and 1% air taxi. 45 aircraft were then based at the airport: 78% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, and 7% ...
Waco Division comprises the following counties: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Robertson and Somervell. The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.
The 119th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains parts of southern and eastern San Antonio.The district also includes parts of China Grove, Converse, Schertz, Universal City, and Live Oak.
Grand Lodge of Texas centrally located in Waco. The Grand Lodge of Texas, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons is the largest of several governing bodies of Freemasonry in the State of Texas, being solely of the Ancients' tradition and descending from the Ancient Grand Lodge of England, founded on 17 June 1751 at the Turk's Head Tavern, Greek Street, Soho, London. [1]