'Everything I needed, I got in Waco': JD Hinton returns to Waco for soldout Texas Music Cafe performance
On Saturday, Waco Native and singer/songwriter JD Hinton returned to Waco for a sold out two night performance at the Texas Music Café. During the performance, he was also presented with a proclamation making Saturday, October 3, 2026 "J. David Hinton day" in Waco.
He graduated from Midway High School and began his radio career first at the then student-run KWBU then at WACO radio stations, before moving to Sacramento and eventually Los Angelos where he pursued a career in film and music.
After his performance Saturday, Hinton sat down with KWBU to share how growing up in Waco, and his time in radio, influenced his music career.
Texas childcare centers face soaring insurance costs as insurers leave the market
Insurance costs are rising sharply for Texas childcare centers.
And as KERA’s Sujata Dand reports one reason may be surprising: laws meant to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Baylor's Alpha Chi Omega partners with Family Abuse Center of Waco partner to raise awareness, funds for Domestic Violence survivors.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and one Baylor student organization is marking it with an annual fundraiser for the Family Abuse Center of Waco.
Baylor's Alpha Chi Omega hosts a Block Party style fundraiser each year, bringing together students and the community for food and live entertainment in support of the Family Abuse Center.
Last year, the fundraiser generated $45,000 for the Family Abuse Center of Waco and Alpha Chi is hoping to top that goal this year.
You can get involved by donating to the Alpha Chi Block Party fundraiser or volunteering directly with the Family Abuse Center of Waco.
Hear more about why this cause is important for the members of Alpha Chi Omega from Baylor President Cate Calderon and how the money supports the Family Abuse Center of Waco from Executive Director Mona Kafeel in the interview below.
‘He’s trying to divide’: What Bo French’s racist posts mean for him, Republicans and American politics
When the Texas Longhorns beat Ohio State last month, Republican Bo French didn’t join the celebrations.
Instead, the candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner posted a photo on social media showing UT students of South Asian descent cheering in the stands. French suggested they were foreigners displacing Americans.
The post went viral, drawing national attention and criticism — including from fellow Republicans, who called the comments racist.
Now, with Texas less than two weeks from the start of early voting, some Republicans and political experts warn the controversy's ripple effects could end up hurting other GOP candidates at the ballot box.
The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey explains.
