About Waco Weekender

Waco Weekender is an independent online magazine for Waco and the Heart of Texas, made for people who start planning Saturday on Tuesday. Every day we round up the stories the whole town is chewing on, the brisket, tacos and kolaches worth the drive, Baylor and Friday night football, concerts and festivals along the Brazos, and the local businesses making big moves. We also keep a free Weekend Planner with the forecast and a handy list of local radio stations for the drive.

Waco Weekender is a reading site. It is not a radio or TV station and nothing here goes out over the air. We just have a soft spot for loud, fun local radio, so our Weekend Planner lists the stations that actually broadcast around Waco.

Where we wrangle the headlines

We round up headlines from a licensed news API (Mediastack) plus Google News and Bing News, with Waco and Central Texas newsrooms first in line. Tap a headline and it opens on the newsroom that reported it, so you get the whole story from the folks who did the work.

Brag Board

The Brag Board is where businesses and organizations share their news with us. It is posted as supplied and always labelled Press Release.

Waco Weekender is independent and has no connection to any station listed in our Weekend Planner, or to any university, team or TV personality.