The Cotton Palace Pageant, an annual celebration of Waco society and history, marks its 40th year Friday. ... Rapper Tay-K convicted of murder for second time in Texas; ...

The 2019 Waco Cotton Palace, four-days of festivities where people across Texas celebrate the city's history, heritage and culture, is underway in Waco.

The first Cotton Palace Pageant was held in 1894, and continued until 1930. Waco was without this unique festival until 1971, when a group of civic leaders began searching for a way to promote ...

PAGEANT, when it originally opened in 1991, was almost ground breaking. The idea of doing a musical parody of a beauty pageant performed by men in drag was fresh… and a little bit crazy in all ...

The Cotton Palace Pageant, an annual celebration of Waco society and history, marks its 40th year Friday intending to leave its Waco Hall audience with a positive look at Waco and its future.