McLennan, Texas — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in McLennan during 2025.
McLennan County indexed 918 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 1,074 approved and 5 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.5% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Waco led with 436 projects (47% of the county), followed by Hewitt at 142.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
918
Projects with decisions
1,074
Approved actions
5
Denied actions
99.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmead | 15 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Gholson | 14 | 14 | 1 | 93.3% |
| Hewitt | 142 | 185 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lacy-Lakeview | 134 | 164 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Lorena | 135 | 175 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Riesel | 7 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
| Waco | 436 | 476 | 0 | 100.0% |
| West | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Woodway | 20 | 21 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.