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In this April 19, 1993 file photo, flames engulf the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Doomsday cult leader David Koresh's apocalyptic vision came true when the fire believed set by his followers destroyed their prairie compound as federal agents tried to drive them out with tear gas after a 51-day standoff. As many as 86 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect, including Koresh and 24 children, were thought to have died as the flames raced through the wooden buildings in 30 minutes. Only nine were known to have survived. (AP Photo/Susan Weems, File)

Waco showdown turns 30, focus of two miniseries

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Wright Bros. Aero Inc. at Dayton International Airport, Nov. 7, 2022, in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump picking Waco, Texas, for the first rally of his 2024 campaign Saturday, March 25, 2023, will put him in the middle of a big Republican state that has reliably delivered him big crowds. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Trump rally falls during anniversary of Waco’s dark past

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Central Texas: Bosque Park part of new paddling destination

By J.B. Smith - Associated Press

Battling unwanted bugs: Baylor faculty do mosquito research

By RHIANNON SAEGERT - Associated Press

This photo taken Nov. 9, 2018, shows Katie Rakowitz, left, and Tiffany Murgo founders of San Antonio-based Time Out Sitters to help other moms find child care. The startup is expanding to Austin, and Waco. (Carlos Javier Sanchez/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Longtime San Antonio friends behind Time Out Sitters

By MADISON ISZLER - Associated Press

In this March 29, 2016, file photo, Joanna and Chip Gaines pose for a portrait in New York to promote their home improvement show, "Fixer Upper" on HGTV. On June 23, Mr. Gaines announced on Twitter the birth of their fifth child. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File) **FILE**

HGTV’s Joanna & Chip Gaines welcome 5th child

Associated Press

This file booking photo provided by the McLennan County Sheriff's office shows Jeff Battey, arrested during the motorcycle gang related shooting at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas on May 17, 2015. Battey, and two others, have been indicted on murder charges stemming from the 2015 shooting involving police outside the Waco restaurant, and the Wednesday, May 9, 2018, indictment marks the first murder charges in the Texas case. (McLennan County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

The Latest: Biker charged in man’s death claims self-defense

Associated Press

In this April 19, 1993 file photo, flames engulf the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Doomsday cult leader David Koresh's apocalyptic vision came true when the fire believed set by his followers destroyed their prairie compound as federal agents tried to drive them out with tear gas after a 51-day standoff. As many as 86 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect, including Koresh and 24 children, were thought to have died as the flames raced through the wooden buildings in 30 minutes. Only nine were known to have survived. (AP Photo/Susan Weems, File)

AP Was There: The fiery end of the standoff near Waco, Texas

Associated Press

In this April 19, 1993 file photo, flames engulf the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Doomsday cult leader David Koresh's apocalyptic vision came true when the fire believed set by his followers destroyed their prairie compound as federal agents tried to drive them out with tear gas after a 51-day standoff. As many as 86 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect, including Koresh and 24 children, were thought to have died as the flames raced through the wooden buildings in 30 minutes. Only nine were known to have survived. (AP Photo/Susan Weems, File)

AP Was There: The fiery end of the standoff in Waco, Texas

Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows inmate Billie Cobble. The 69-year-old prisoner on Texas death row for almost three decades for the slayings near Waco of three people — including the parents of his estranged wife — has lost a federal court appeal, moving him a step closer to execution. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says unreliable and fabricated testimony from two expert prosecution witnesses at the 2008 punishment retrial of Coble was not unconstitutional and didn't harm his case. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Condemned killer of 3 near Waco in 1989 loses federal appeal

By MICHAEL GRACZYK - Associated Press

Who was the Mississippi ATF agent killed at the Waco siege?

By THERESE APEL - Associated Press

In this March 1993 photo, an ATF agent sits near a pole with signs from home towns of various law enforcement agents at a checkpoint leading to the Branch Davidian compound. The siege started after a shootout Feb. 28, 1993, 25 years ago that left four U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and six Davidians dead. The fire 51 days later killed 77 Davidians, including Koresh. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

25 years since deadly Branch Davidian siege began near Waco

By PHILLIP ERICKSEN - Associated Press

The Branch Dividian compound near Waco, Texas, burns during an FBI raid in 1993. Associated Press photo

Cliven Bundy and Branch Davidian-Waco cases similar

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Waco’s economy benefits amid final season of ‘Fixer Upper’

By J.B. SMITH - Associated Press

Jacob Carrizal, the first biker to be prosecuted for his alleged role in the May 17, 2015, Twin Peaks shootout heads to court Wednesday Oct.11, 2017, in Waco, Texas. Jury selection began this week in the first of those trials, against Bandidos Dallas chapter president Christopher &quot;Jake&quot; Carrizal for leading and engaging in organized criminal activity. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

First Waco biker trial could have domino effect on others

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, Jeffrey Pike, the national president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, is escorted from the Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Houston. Law enforcement did nothing on the day to stop a meeting in Waco in 2015 that erupted into the deadliest shootout between biker gangs in U.S. history, even though they had detailed advance intelligence that the encounter between the Cossacks and Bandidos was likely to turn violent. That finding came from a review by The Associated Press of a trove of evidence compiled by prosecutors for use in state trials of 154 bikers, with the first trial slated to begin this week of Oct. 11, 2017. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Documents: Police did little to stop Waco biker showdown

By EMILY SCHMALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 file photo, Duke's Daniel Jones (17) passes against Virginia Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Durham, N.C. Duke knows the danger of assuming an easy victory against an opponent with a poor record and some befuddling losses in other words, a team like Baylor. Not long ago, the Blue Devils were the ones being looked past. Duke plays host to the Bears on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 hoping to earn its first 3-0 start since 2014. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Duke looks for 3-0 start in visit from reeling Baylor

By JOEDY McCREARY - Associated Press

HGTV’s Gaines: Waco restaurant to be called Magnolia Table

Associated Press

Robotics teams in Waco lean toward science, technology

By SHELLY CONLON - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY OCT. 9 AND THEREAFTER - In a Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 photo, motorisst make their way around the recently completed traffic circle, in Waco, Texas. Transportation officials say modern traffic circles are becoming more common in new construction because they can reduce wrecks and lower maintenance cost. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Transportation officials again looking to traffic circles

By J.B. SMITH - Associated Press