Katrina Spencer

May 3, 2024 | reportingtexas.com | Katrina Spencer

By Katrina L. SpencerReporting Texas“Forsake not the fellowshipping of yourselves” is a biblical command that encourages Christians to gather with one another. Richard and Jan Moore, 70 and 74, do just that. Every Sunday, they make the 64-mile round trip from Taylor to attend three services at the Church of Christ in Austin’s Hyde Park neighborhood, making Sunday fellowship a full day’s effort. “I was raised in the Church of Christ, so I’ve known nothing else my entire life,” Richard Moore said.

Apr 21, 2024 | reportingtexas.com | Katrina Spencer |John Bridges

By Katrina L. SpencerReporting TexasSending a message to his more than 40,000 followers on social media platform X in March, Houstonian Adrian C. Jackson told the world he had made a major life decision. “Might as well make this a public journey to inform & encourage other men,” he tweeted March 10. “The appointment is booked. I’m going through with it.

Feb 28, 2024 | reportingtexas.com | Katrina Spencer

By Katrina L. SpencerReporting TexasThe bartenders at the Roosevelt Room in downtown Austin are as likely to grate fresh nutmeg on your beverage as they are to spray black walnut oil inside your glass. The use of these unexpected aromatics, green herbs and curious powders make it seem like a chemistry experiment is happening every time a drink is made. Cocktail craftsmanship is their calling card. It’s an experience, for sure, and it’s not just for those who love liquor, wine and beer.

Jan 30, 2024 | reportingtexas.com | Katrina Spencer |John Bridges

By Katrina L. SpencerReporting TexasLatinos in Texas have the power to change the state’s political landscape if they vote in greater numbers, Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta Mejía told a group of about 200 Central Texas residents Monday. “Somos un chingo,” Huerta Mejía said, referencing the fact that Latinos are a large part of the Texas electorate.

Dec 11, 2023 | reportingtexas.com | Katrina Spencer |Kate West

By Katrina L. SpencerReporting TexasDeejay Jasmine Solano is spinning hip-hop, R&B, soul and funk at the front of ACL Live in Austin. The floor has been cleared of dozens of chairs from serious panel talks from earlier in the week, and now Black people, mostly aged 25 to 45, are two-stepping and doing throwback dances from their teenage years.