Welcome to Texas with Bill Ingram

In the early 1900s when automobiles first came to Houston.

None

59 People signed Texas Declaration of Indendence on March 2, 1836 at Washington on the BRazos.

When a major hurricane destryoed the Brownwood Subdision in1983, homes were not rebuilt. Instead they were bulldozed. A decade later the destroyed neighborhood was turned into a beautiful nature center.

When Hurricane Alicia destroyed the Brownwood Subdivision in 1983, the officials opted to buy out properties and bulldoze the houses. Over time, actually about ten years, the city built a beautiful nature center on those properties.

Cowboy Trick Rider created a rodeo event known as Bulldogging. The cowboy jumpss off his horse and grabs a steer by his horns and wrestles him to the ground.

Bill Pickett was a trick rider, and rodeo cowboy who created the Bulldogging event. When a cowboy jumps off of his horse and wrestles a steer to the ground.

The three cites, East Baytown, Pelly, and Goose Creek united to become one city…. Baytown.

You’ll hear a little of everything from me… I’m a bit of a history buff, I like to tell personal stories, and Faith plays a huge role in my podcast.

We are bombarded daily with everything from cars to furniture, and told we can get it right now. But those are material things. In reality we are sinners, so we should thank God that we don’t get what we deserve.

When both of our grandsons have birthday a week apart we take them to celebrate.

After many years of playing drums and working at the radio station, it all finally caught up with me, and I had to make a choice… Radio or Drums. I chose Radio.

My dad believed in Giod, but was very put-off with the fake TV preachers and evangelists. So I had to use finesse in getting him to accept Jesus as Lord and savior.

More than 100 years ago, the Toonerville Trolley started running between Bellaire and Houston. Then trolley cars were people movers 20 years before bus service became a reality.

Daniel Denton Cooley was very instrumental in the development of Houston Heights, establishing a school, and eventually elected as Alderman when the Heights incorporated in the late 1800s. He also served as Chairman on the joint city and county committee that built Jefferson-Davis Hospital. He became known as the Father of Houston Heights.

After Ninfa Laurenzo’s husband died she was struggling finacilally. So she turned part of her Tortilla factory into a restaurant. She then created a new dish she called Fajitas, and Tex-Mex was born in Houston, Texas.

It’s comforting to know that God doesn’t change with the times. God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

It’s comforting to know that God doesn’t change with the times. God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

At the turn of the last century (1899-1900) the city of Houston was still trying to make its way to being a major city. Because New Orleans had such great success with Mardi Gra, there was a festival designed for Houston. The Notsouh Festival. Notsouh is Houston spelled backward. For almost twenty years it was a successful event.

When the Fisher family made the largest contribution to build a chapel for the new church, it was named Fisher Chapel. When the church moved to a new location, Fisher chapel was deconstructed, and reassembled at the new location.

Before Texas gained independence from Mexico, the people of Gonzales asked the Mexican Government for a cannon so they could provide protection for their community. General Santa Ana loaned them a cannon, with the agreement they would give it back upon request. That didn’t happen. The request by Santa Ana to get the cannon back resulted in the first battle of the Texas Revolution.

A major radio station began broadcasting in San Antonio in 1922. My dad and I both were on the air at WOAI (different decades) and it is still a major player in big market radio today.

Lake Livingston is 52 years old this year. It was built on the river highway known as The Trinity River. It was built and operated by the Trinity River Authority under contract with the City of Houston for water supply purposes.

A 15 year old girl called me one night telling she gave her life to the Lord. But her parents were not supportive. It was a struggle, but years later, it ended well.

It can be very confusing driving Houston freeways… inbound, outbound, North bound, South bound, and so on.