Raquel Villatoro
Education Reporter, The Waco BridgeRaquel Villatoro covers education issues for the Bridge. A first-generation Salvadoran-American, Raquel previously worked at the Tyler Morning Telegraph, where she covered health care issues, the first medical school in East Texas, immigration and Latino communities. Raquel also reported on RSV rates in Northeast Texas and highlighted community efforts to showcase Latino culture in Tyler. In addition, Raquel previously interned at The Acadiana Advocate in Lafayette, Louisiana in 2022. Raquel holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and history from the University of North Texas.
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After a weekslong deadlock, Waco ISD board of trustees decided by a split vote to appoint Everett Phipps to the at-large seat that Keith Guillory is vacating. Phipps is a Waco ISD parent who works at Insurors of Texas.
