343 When Television Came to Houston
In 1949 the first television station signed on in Houston. The call letters were KLEE TV Channel 2.
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Welcome to Texas with Bill Ingram
Stories of history, life and faith in the Lone Star state.
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342 Big Thicket
One of the most unique and biologically diverse areas in the Lone Star State.
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341 The Lighthouse
On one tragic night during the Great storm of 1900 the Bolivar Point Lighthouse became a refuge for more than 100 people.
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340 Texas Capitol Building
Texas paid for the Capitol building with land instead of money.
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339 The Texas Pledge
Millions of Texans have recited it, but where did it come from? And, did you know, the original version contained a little historical mistake?
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338 State Fair of Texas
One of the biggest traditions in the Lone Star State... The State Fair of Texas!
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337 Santa Elena Canyon
Towering limestone walls ride above the Rio Grande seperating Texas from Mexico.
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336 1900 Storm
The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 devestated the island. 6,000 to 8,000 people lost their lives. But Galveston rebuilt and thrives today.
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335 No Mans Land
That strip of land just north of Texas known as the Oklahoma Panhandle went for decades without an organized territorial government... it was called no mans land.
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334 St. Joseph Island
St. Joseph Island is thought to be where the United State flag was raised for the first time when Texas was annexed.
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333 Luckenbach Texas
Everybody's somebody in Luckenbach.
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332 Katy
It's hard to imagine now, but much of what is the Katy area today was rice fields as far as the eye could see.
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