Welcome to Texas with Bill Ingram

Welcome to Texas with Bill Ingram

Stories of history, life and faith in the Lone Star state.

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294 Thanksgiving in Houston

Fried turkey, the HEB Thanks giving Parade, and the Turket Trots, all to celebrate Thanksgiving.

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Nov 21, 2025 12:0 AM
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293 Sweetwater Rattlesnake Rodeo

Every March the small town of Sweetwater Texas comes alive  with a wild event call the Sweetwater Rattle Snake Rodeo'

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Nov 14, 2025 12:0 AM
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292- Sugar Land

Sugar Land was originally home to Imperial Sugar Company.

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Nov 7, 2025 12:0 AM
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291 Texas BBQ

Texas BBQ is not just a meal, it's a way of life!

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Oct 31, 2025 12:0 AM
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290 Edwards Plateau

It's a vast rugged stretch of land that covers more than 37,000 square miles from Austin and San Antonio all the way west to the Pecos River.

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Oct 24, 2025 12:0 AM
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289- San Antonio Missions

Back in the 1700s Spainish missionaries built five missions along tghe San Antonio River.

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Oct 17, 2025 12:0 AM
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288 The Big Country

The Big Country is a wide open area of Texas around Abilene, Sweetwater, and Brownwood where the sky feels like it goes on foreever.

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Oct 10, 2025 12:0 AM
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287- Palo Duro Canyon

It's sometimes called the Grand Canyon of Texas. Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States.

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Oct 3, 2025 12:0 AM
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286- John Henry Kirby

John Henry Kirby was known as the Piney Woods King because of his timber empire.

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Sep 26, 2025 12:0 AM
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285- King Ranch

The King Ranch in South Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

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Sep 19, 2025 12:0 AM
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284- King Ranch

The King Ranch is more than 825,000 acres.

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Sep 12, 2025 12:0 AM
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283- Galveston

Galveston was once the largest city in Texas, until it was nearly wiped off the map.

00:08:18
Sep 5, 2025 12:0 AM
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282- History of Alarm Clocks

Alarm clocks have been around for centuries, but in 1956 they got an upgrade.

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Aug 29, 2025 12:0 AM
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281- Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas opened on August 1, 1961 in Arlington.

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Aug 22, 2025 12:0 AM
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280- Hermann Park - 8-2025

The most visited park in Houston is Hermann Park... home to the Houston Zoo, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Miller Outdoor Theater, The Houston Garden Center, and a public golf course.

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Aug 15, 2025 12:0 AM
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279- Friendswood

A group of Quakers bought land around the turn of last century and developed Friendswood.

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Aug 8, 2025 12:0 AM
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278 Farm to Market Roads

After WWII Farm to Market Roads were created to help famers get their goods to market.

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Aug 1, 2025 12:0 AM
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277 Gal-Hou Interurban

Before the Gulf Fwy the Galveston-Houston Interurban was a popular way between Houston and Galveston.

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Jul 25, 2025 12:0 AM
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276- Truax Field

Truax Field near Corpus Christi was once home to the U.S. Navy's elite pilots and the legendary Blue Angels.

00:10:31
Jul 18, 2025 12:0 AM
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275 My First Car

I got my first car when I was a freshman in high school... a 1970 Olds Cutlass... babyblue with a white top.

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Jul 11, 2025 12:0 AM
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274- Luna Park

In the 1920s, Luna Park, a big amusement park in Houston, was known as the Coney Island of Texas.

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Jul 4, 2025 12:0 AM
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273 Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas in 1885.

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Jun 27, 2025 12:0 AM
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272- Indianola

Indianola was once a thriving community on the shores of Matagorda Bay.

00:10:24
Jun 20, 2025 12:0 AM
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271 When the Darkness Won't Lift

Depression is very real, but God want's to see you through it.

00:09:20
Jun 13, 2025 12:0 AM
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270 Old Spanish Trail

Old Spanish Trail is one of the oldest roads in Texas.

00:09:11
Jun 6, 2025 12:0 AM
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