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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

William Wright Baldwin founded the city of Bellaire in 1908.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

Sugar Land was originally home to Imperial Sugar Company.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The King Ranch is more than 825,000 acres.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas in 1885.

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

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

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

Galveston Island used to be known as "The Ellis Island of the West".

The Galveston Causeway is that bridge that connects the mainland with the island.

Officially part of State Highway 87 the Galveston-Bolivar Ferry runs 24 hours a day 7 days a week, unless there is a weather related problem.

April 16, 1947 two ships hauling ammonium nitrate exploded killing 581 people and causing massive distruction.

The name "Texas" comes from the Native American word "Tejas" or "Tay-shas".

It's thought to be the Mechele B. Menard House.

God never said life would be easy... as a matter of fact he said it would be difficult.

A week to remember Jesus Christ, who died on Good Friday, and rose three days later on Easter Sunday.

The ballpark that the Houston Astros call home has anew name... Daiken Park.