Nearly 80 people died in a blaze that engulfed the Mount Carmel compound outside Waco on April 19, 1993 following an FBI raid.
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Elections 2024FederalTrump Takes Aim at Potential 2024 Challenger Ron DeSantis at Waco Campaign Rally
Matt StringerMarch 28, 2023
The former president took aim at his most prominent potential rival for the GOP nomination and fellow Floridian during his visit to Texas.
Civil SocietyFederalGunsIssuesTexas HistoryProminent Survivor of Waco Siege, Branch Davidian Sect Member Clive Doyle, Died at Age 81
Hayden SparksJuly 18, 2022
In 1993, a botched raid of a religious compound near Waco resulted in a fire that killed dozens of adults and children.
Civil SocietyLocal NewsReligious Freedom Case of Waco Judge Who Refused to Perform Same-Sex Ceremonies Dismissed
Kim RobertsJuly 1, 2021
A Waco area justice of the peace who was publicly warned after refusing to perform same-sex ceremonies has had her religious freedom case dismissed.
Civil SocietyFederalIssuesLocal NewsStatewide NewsU.S. Navy Names Aircraft after Texan, First African-American to Receive Navy Cross
Sarah McConnellJanuary 20, 2020
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the U.S. Navy announced the naming of an aircraft carrier after Waco native Doris Miller for heroic actions taken during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Civil SocietyIssuesLocal NewsStatewide NewsWaco Judge’s Punishment by Texas Commission Raises Concerns Over Religious Liberty Violations
Kim RobertsDecember 18, 2019
Dianne Hensley, a justice of the peace in Waco, is being investigated for citing her Christian faith as reason for refusing to officiate same-sex wedding ceremonies.
Elections 2020FederalRep. Bill Flores Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2020
Sarah McConnellSeptember 4, 2019
Flores announced he will not seek re-election to a sixth term in Congress making him the fifth Texas representative to retire in recent months.