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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Welcome to Texas with Bill Ingram
251 Birth of the Texas Flag

The Texas Flag was designed in 1839 in Montgomery, Texas.

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Jan 24, 2025 12:0 AM
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Welcome to Texas with Bill Ingram
250 Texas is Big

On this episode we'll see just how big Texas really is.

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Jan 17, 2025 12:0 AM
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249 Houston is the Top City

In a recent survey, Houston is the top city to live, work, and play, in te Lone Star State.

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Jan 10, 2025 12:0 AM
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248 Pirate Jean LaFitte

Pirate Jean LaFitte wasn't all bad., he helped the U.S. in the Battle of 1812.

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Jan 3, 2025 12:0 AM
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247 The Golden Triangle

We'll take a look at why we call the Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange area the Golden Triangle.

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Dec 27, 2024 12:0 AM
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246 Christmas

My stories of Christmas

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Dec 20, 2024 12:0 AM
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245 KiTiRiK

When KTRK TV Channel 13 came on the air in Houston KiTiRiK was one of my favorite chidlren's TV shows.

00:09:17
Dec 13, 2024 12:0 AM
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244 Houston in the 1960s

The 1960's was a very busy decade for Houston... we'll look at some of the major changes.

00:09:14
Dec 6, 2024 12:0 AM
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243 Buffalo Bayou Cistern

The Buffalo Bayou Cistern is Houston's former water supply.  It's bigger than two football fields and is a beautiful public place,

00:08:39
Nov 29, 2024 12:0 AM
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242- Texas Music

There are at least six different forms of music that were either invented here, or flouished from the Lone Star State.

00:10:06
Nov 22, 2024 12:0 AM
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241 Dr. Denton Cooley

Dr. Denton Cooley was a world famous heart surgeon who performed the first heart transplant in the U.S. in 1968,

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Nov 15, 2024 12:0 AM
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240- Lawn Mower Racing

Take the cutting blade off that riding mower, and let's race!

00:09:35
Nov 8, 2024 12:0 AM
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239- George B. Dealey

The Dean of American Newspaper Publishers, George B. Dealey.

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Nov 1, 2024 12:0 AM
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238- Rice Hotel

The one-time capital of the Republic of Texas was located at 909 Texas Ave in Houston, Texas. We know it today as The Rice Hotel.

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Oct 25, 2024 12:0 AM
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237 Come and Take It

The story oif the famous cannon that inspired the battle cry "Come and Take It".

00:09:22
Oct 18, 2024 12:0 AM
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236 Swimming with Dolphins

An abandoned dog was found swimming with dolphins in Galveston Bay.

00:09:09
Oct 11, 2024 12:0 AM
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235- Houston Ship Channel

After the 1900 Storm, Buffalo Bayou was deepened and widened to accomadate large ships... and Buffalo Bayou became the Houston Ship Channel.

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Oct 4, 2024 12:0 AM
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234 Gulf Freeway

The Gulf Freeway was the first feeway in Texas.

00:07:58
Sep 27, 2024 12:0 AM
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233- God is Always There

It seems we only cry out for God when something is wrong, but God is always there.

00:09:31
Sep 20, 2024 12:0 AM
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232- Alief

The town of Daisy, Texas had to change its name when it was learned there already was a Daisy, Texas in another part of the state. So it was renamed Alief.

00:10:08
Sep 13, 2024 12:0 AM
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231- Dodge Texas

The term "Get Out of Dodge" may have originated from the old TV show "Gunsmoke"... but we have our own Dodge right here in Texas.

00:08:20
Sep 6, 2024 12:0 AM
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230 The Summit

Former concert venue and former home of the Houston Rockets... Now home to Lakewood Church.

00:07:40
Aug 30, 2024 12:0 AM
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229- Texas Spices

Texas is known for great Mexican food. Some of the spices used originated here.

00:07:28
Aug 23, 2024 12:0 AM
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228 Houston's Growth

Houston is the nations 4th largest city, and still growing.

00:07:24
Aug 16, 2024 12:0 AM
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227- History of Houston

In 1836 the Allen Brothers bought some land along Buffalo Bayou.

00:06:37
Aug 9, 2024 12:0 AM
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