The polling place was next to their school. For these first-time voters, the journey took weeks.
Last week’s midterm elections brought a massive blue wave to Texas’ politics. Among that wave – a generation of young voters the Democratic party saw crucial to its victories.
Four of those young voters sat in a high school class for the past two months learning exactly how elections run – and waiting for their chance to make their voices heard.
In partnership with the Waco Bridge’s Raquel Villatoro and Justin Hamel, I caught up with some of those first-time voters.
For two dozen families, the Texas Renaissance Festival has become a multigenerational affair
The Texas Renaissance Festival runs for three more weekends. The festival is in its 52nd year, and many vendors and performing troupes now include their children or even grandchildren.
Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider drove up to Todd Mission to speak with some of them.
The Waco Downtown Farmer's Market is gearing up to celebrate its 15th anniversary.
In 2011, The Waco Downtown Farmer’s market was launched with the goal of connecting Wacoans with locally grown produce. That inaugural market included about a dozen booths on the banks of a Brazos River.
Since then, the market has moved twice – first to the parking lot of the courtyard and most recently across the river to bridge street plaza where it now boasts a weekly attendance of 50 vendors.
Next weekend, on Saturday, November 21, the Market will celebrate its 15th anniversary. Executive Director Ali McNew joined the show to talk about it.
AI-generated music rocks the music industry
As artificial intelligence has exponentially increased its capabilities, the people who make music are beginning to grasp the gravity of how it will affect their world.
TPR’s Jerry Clayton has more
