Waco /tags/waco Waco en-US Copyright Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:59:39 GMT Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Spring at the Silos is back with concerts, Easter egg hunts /arts-culture/2025-03-11/chip-and-joanna-gaines-spring-at-the-silos-is-back-with-concerts-easter-egg-hunts Every weekend through April 26, visitors to the Waco festivities can expect live music, artisan popups, and other activities, like trivia. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:59:39 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-11/chip-and-joanna-gaines-spring-at-the-silos-is-back-with-concerts-easter-egg-hunts Syra Castillo|The Dallas Morning News A Waco zoo’s lovebird penguins navigate experimental chemotherapy as a couple /environment-nature/2024-10-31/fort-worth-zoo-penguins-waco-melanoma Cameron Park Zoo is home to a penguin named Mauri going through treatment for melanoma. He’s the first penguin to receive this experimental chemotherapy, and his keepers hope his story will make him the perfect ambassador for human health. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:04:31 GMT /environment-nature/2024-10-31/fort-worth-zoo-penguins-waco-melanoma Katherine Hobbs Denton joins Arlington, Plano, Waco in opposing Texas' 'Death Star' bill, calling it unconstitutional /government/2023-08-24/denton-joins-arlington-plano-waco-in-opposing-texas-death-star-bill-calling-it-unconstitutional This week, Denton city leaders joined those from Arlington, Plano, Waco and the International Municipal Lawyers Association to show support for Houston’s request for declaratory relief regarding HB 2127, also known as the “Death Star Bill.” Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:00:00 GMT /government/2023-08-24/denton-joins-arlington-plano-waco-in-opposing-texas-death-star-bill-calling-it-unconstitutional Christian McPhate | Denton Record-Chronicle Eyewitnesses to the Waco siege reflect on the 30th anniversary of the tragedy /news/2023-04-19/eyewitnesses-to-the-waco-siege-reflect-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-tragedy Survivor David Thibodeau and attorney Dick DeGuerin share their memories. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 14:16:44 GMT /news/2023-04-19/eyewitnesses-to-the-waco-siege-reflect-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-tragedy Garrett Bohlmann ‘2024 is the final battle’: Trump launches presidential campaign in Waco /news/2023-03-27/2024-is-the-final-battle-trump-launches-presidential-campaign-in-waco Saturday’s rally took place in Waco, the city where a deadly standoff between federal agents and a religious, anti-government cult took place 30 years ago. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:53:24 GMT /news/2023-03-27/2024-is-the-final-battle-trump-launches-presidential-campaign-in-waco Sergio Martínez-Beltrán 30 years after the siege at Mount Carmel in Waco, can we learn from what happened? /arts-culture/2023-02-06/30-years-after-the-siege-at-mount-carmel-in-waco-can-we-learn-from-what-happened Author Kevin Cook talks about new details in his book ‘Waco Rising,’ which came out last week. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2023-02-06/30-years-after-the-siege-at-mount-carmel-in-waco-can-we-learn-from-what-happened Sarah Asch | Texas Standard 30 years after the siege, 'Waco' examines what led to the catastrophe /arts-culture/2023-01-25/30-years-after-the-siege-waco-examines-what-led-to-the-catastrophe Writer Jeff Guinn draws on new interviews with federal agents and surviving Branch Davidians in his account of the confrontation, which left scores of people dead, including more than 20 children. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:54:39 GMT /arts-culture/2023-01-25/30-years-after-the-siege-waco-examines-what-led-to-the-catastrophe Dave Davies Community college enrollment is down, but skilled-trades programs are booming /education/2022-03-28/community-college-enrollment-is-down-but-skilled-trades-programs-are-booming Enrollment in two-year colleges has dropped nationwide by about 750,000 students. But degree programs in construction trades are booming. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:19:57 GMT /education/2022-03-28/community-college-enrollment-is-down-but-skilled-trades-programs-are-booming Anya Steinberg, Elissa Nadworny Black sailor from Texas honored on 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack /texas-news/2021-12-07/black-sailor-from-texas-honored-on-80th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor-attack Doris Miller, a Black sailor from Waco, was one of the first American heroes of World War II. His actions on Dec. 7, 1941, earned him a medal, though he almost didn’t receive it due to his race. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 19:44:49 GMT /texas-news/2021-12-07/black-sailor-from-texas-honored-on-80th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor-attack Sascha Cordner | The Texas Newsroom Surfers Are Trading Natural Waves For Artificial Ones In Waco, Texas /news/2021-09-12/surfers-are-trading-natural-waves-for-artificial-ones-in-waco-texas The surf is always up in Waco, Texas, thanks to an artificial wave so good it's attracting top professionals and casual riders. It's a sign of just how far the technology of wave making has come. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 02:33:24 GMT /news/2021-09-12/surfers-are-trading-natural-waves-for-artificial-ones-in-waco-texas Jon Hamilton