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The Fixer Upper Effect: Waco museums enjoy the ride (and try to learn the deeper meaning)

By Charlie Walter

It’s Monday, November 5, at 1:01 pm. I’m headed to a meeting in downtown Waco, Texas. As I drive by The Silos, a retail space developed by Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, I am amazed to see the crowds standing in line to get in. …

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