Killeen is a Central Texas city built around service, family, and homecoming. Fort Cavazos, one of the largest Army posts in the country, sits beside the city, and its soldiers and families shape daily life in schools, churches, restaurants, and neighborhoods. The city began as a railroad town and grew with the post, and today it carries a practical, welcoming character. Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hollow Lake lie nearby, giving residents open water for weekends, and Texas A&M University Central Texas brings students and faculty into the community.