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Gus (voiced by Ed Gilbert) — Kissyfur's widowed father, who owns a Paddlecab company, taxiing animals from one side of the swamp to the other. He can be a bit goofy at times, but is a very good father. He's the only one of all the swamp parents who can take on both alligators, Floyd and Jolene, and run them off.
The piece's date of origin is unverifiable. It is situated on a Union Pacific bridge which crosses above Interstate 45 as it enters the city of Houston. [2] It has been vandalized and repainted several times. [3] [4] In 2018, it was changed to "Be Mattress Mac." [5] In 2019, it was altered to say "Be Sus."
[6] [7] Floyd's body was on public view on June 8 in his hometown of Houston. Former Vice President and the 2020 presumptive and eventual Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, met with the Floyd family privately and gave a video message at the funeral. [8] [9] [10] Floyd is buried next to his mother at Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pearland, Texas.
The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1950 and ... Floyd Jackson: Black: 21: M: 18-Aug-1955: Rape 1956 – 7 executions 311 ...
Paul Bettencourt (born 1958), Republican member of Texas State Senate from Houston; Teel Bivins (1947–2009), state senator from Amarillo and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden; Bill Blythe (born 1935), Houston realtor and Republican state representative from Harris County, 1971–1983
Millar began covering entertainment for the Houston Chronicle. [2] Tank McNamara debuted in 1974. Millar retired from the Chronicle in 2000. Millar also wrote fiction, including the 1975 story “Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore,” which appeared in Orbit Science Fiction. He published the thriller novel Private Sector in 1978.
On Tuesday, June 2, thousands of people gathered for a march and rally in downtown Houston. [48] Family members of George Floyd joined the march, which one source estimated at 60,000 people. [49] On June 8, thousands of mourners gathered for a viewing of George Floyd's body at The Fountain of Praise Church.
Jesse Miller, Jr. (August 16, 1921 – January 24, 1950) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Born in Houston, Texas, he moved to Chicago, where he studied under Captain Walter Dyett at the DuSable High School. Turning professional in 1940, he played in the bands of Tiny Bradshaw and King Kolax. [1]