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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310 Addicks and Barker Dams

The Addicks Reservoir and Barker Reservoir were built in the 1940s to help Houston with flooding problems.

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Mar 13, 2026 12:0 AM
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309 German and Czech Immigrants

German and Czech immigrants came to Texas in search of freedom, faith, and fertile land, trusting God.

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Mar 6, 2026 12:0 AM
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308 New Caney

Just north of Houston is a small town called New Caney. Hard working families shaped this town that feels like Texas through and through.

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Feb 27, 2026 12:0 AM
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307 Hermann Park Train

The Hermann Park Train has carried generations of Houstonians around the park for many years.

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Feb 20, 2026 12:0 AM
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306 Gun Barrel City

A small Texas town that'll shoot straight with you!

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Feb 13, 2026 12:0 AM
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305 David and Goliath

God doesn't want us to live in fear. When the world feels like a giant standing in front of you... God is still bigger.

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Feb 6, 2026 12:0 AM
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304 Fostoria

There's a tiny spot in East Texas that once boomed big... it was Fostoria, a sawmill town. Now it's just a reminder of Texas history.

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Jan 30, 2026 12:0 AM
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303 Bellaire

William Wright Baldwin founded the city of Bellaire in 1908.

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Jan 23, 2026 12:0 AM
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302 Virginia Point

The history of a place that helped connect Galveston to the mainland.

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Jan 16, 2026 12:0 AM
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301 1940 Air Terminal Museum

A complete history of Houston air travel awaits at this museum at Hobby Airport.

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Jan 9, 2026 12:0 AM
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300 Spindletop

In January 1901, the modern oil industry was born at Spindletop.

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Jan 2, 2026 12:0 AM
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299 History of Poinsettias

It's one of the most beloved holiday plants. The poinsettias roots go all the way back to the Aztecs, but today is grown right here in the Houston area.

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Dec 26, 2025 12:0 AM
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298 The Heart of Christmas

On this episode we'll talk about tamaladas, a favorite Christmas memory with my dad, I celebrate 50 years on the air in radio, and the real reason for the season, Jesus is the heart of Christmas.

00:09:32
Dec 19, 2025 12:0 AM
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297 Christmas Traditions in Texas

Here in the Lone Star State, we've got a lot of traditions we hold close during the Christmas season- and when it comes to food, Texans are serious about it!

00:09:46
Dec 12, 2025 12:0 AM
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296 Christmas Texas Roadtrip

We'll take a Christmas roadtrip across the Lone Star State to see some of the best places to enjoy the lights, the laughter, and the love of the season.

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Dec 5, 2025 12:0 AM
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295 Christmas is on the Way

When I was a kid, Christmas shopping was a whole different experience.

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Nov 28, 2025 12:0 AM
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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'

00:09:39
Nov 14, 2025 12:0 AM
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292- Sugar Land

Sugar Land was originally home to Imperial Sugar Company.

00:09:42
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.

00:09:41
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.

00:09:09
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.

00:09:17
Sep 26, 2025 12:0 AM
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