Nate Smith
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Saving the Soundtrack: Texas Music Cafe in a race to preserve music history (opens the original)
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Texas Music Cafe is working to digitize thousands of hours of recorded performances before aging magnetic tape deteriorates further, according to the Waco nonprofit. “2027 marks our 30th year of recording historic performances across the state. And we have 10,000 hours of recorded footage in our archive with a fraction of it digitized at this point,” said Terry Otto, of Texas Music Cafe. About 80% of the recordings remain on aging magnetic tape, according to Texas Music Cafe
Copperas Cove ISD to display Ten Commandments after private donation (opens the original)
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COPPERAS COVE, Texas (KWTX) - Copperas Cove Independent School District is preparing to hang hundreds of Ten Commandments posters in classrooms after receiving a donation of 640 posters from Texas Values, a conservative advocacy group. Texas Values said it helped write Senate Bill 10, the state law that requires Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments. “Importantly, this doesn’t require schools to spend any kind of taxpayer dollars purchasing these posters,” said Jonathan Covey, dir
McLennan County landowners seek ag district to block data centers, commissioners deny petition (opens the original)
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - McLennan County landowners petitioned the county commissioners court Tuesday to create an “Agricultural Development District,” hoping the designation could block data center projects from moving into the area. The court voted to deny the petition. Residents argued the projects would threaten the local water supply, bring noise pollution, and disrupt rural communities. The Texas Farmers Union backed the effort, supporting the use of an Agricultural Development District as a t
Waco pastor Rick Ogles awaits heart transplant as church rallies to help (opens the original)
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Waco pastor who has led his congregation for more than two decades is now awaiting a potential heart transplant after doctors identified a problem with his heart’s pumping function. Rick Ogles, pastor of The Olive Branch Christian Fellowship, said doctors flagged the issue during a routine physical exam in October 2024. “About a year and a half ago, about October of 2024, I went and did a physical exam at my doctor’s office. And they did an echo cardio on my heart. But the
Large crowd dispersed during Fourth of July celebration in downtown Waco (opens the original)
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A large crowd gathered in downtown Waco late Saturday night was dispersed by police near the intersection of 2nd Street and Franklin Avenue, close to Spice Village. Waco police said officers on scene managed to get things under control. Witnesses said the crowd appeared to consist mostly of teenagers shooting off fireworks. Catherine Ballas, who lives in the area, said she recorded video of the scene while driving home from a Fourth of July fireworks event around 11 or 11:30
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