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- U.S. Senate Candidate Ken Paxton (R-TX) Campaigns in Killeen - C-SPAN
- 35 years later: Remembering the Luby’s Cafeteria massacre in Killeen — KWTX
- Parents demand answers after Killeen daycare co-owner’s child pornography arrest — KCENTV.com
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to visit downtown Killeen on Saturday — The Killeen Daily Herald
- 2204 Excel Dr, Killeen, TX 76542 — Realtor.com
Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. According to the 2020 census, its population was 153,095,[6] making it the 19th-most populous city in Texas and the largest of the three principal cities of Bell County. It is the principal city of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Killeen is 68 miles (109 km) north of Austin, 125 miles (201 km) southwest of Dallas, and 125 miles (201 km) northeast of San Antonio.
Killeen is directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood. Its economy depends on the activities of the post, and the soldiers and their families stationed there. It is known as a military “boom town” because of its rapid growth and high influx of soldiers.