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Waco

Movies & TV

“Fixer Upper” Is Over, But Waco’s Transformation Is Just Beginning

How HGTV changed a city.

Anne Helen Petersen Buzzfeed Apr 2019 35min Permalink

History

Rainbow Farm: The Domestic Siege That Time Forgot

A week before 9/11, a five-day standoff at a 34-acre campground in rural Michigan that been the site of marijuana festivals ended with the killing of the couple that owned it, Tom Crosslin, 46, and Rolland “Rollie” Rohm, 28.

Jeff Winkler The Outline Oct 2018 30min Permalink

Crime

The FBI Agent Who Can't Stop Thinking About Waco

Twenty-five years after 82 Branch Davidians and 4 federal officers were killed, the lead negotiator at the scene is still arguing about what happened.

Eric Benson Texas Monthly Mar 2018 30min Permalink

Movies & TV Travel

Are You Ready to Meet Your Fixer Uppers?

How a pair of HGTV stars are trying to renovate the reputation of Waco, Texas.

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner on the Longform Podcast

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Texas Monthly Sep 2016 35min Permalink