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5 including Alice Gertrudis King Kleberg, the namesake of Alice, Texas. Signature. Richard King (July 10, 1824 – April 14, 1885) was a riverboat captain, Confederate, entrepreneur, and most notably, the founder of the King Ranch in South Texas, which at the time of his death in 1885 encompassed over 825,000 acres (3,340 km 2 ).
1999 Kingwood robbery incidents. From May to July 1999, four teenage girls from the Kingwood region of Houston, Texas engaged in a robbery spree, robbing four grocery stores and a bakery. [1] These stores were in Harris and Montgomery counties. The girls called themselves the "Queens of Armed Robbery", [2] and bought recreational drugs and body ...
Richard King (1824–1885) was a river pilot, born in New York City to Irish immigrants. He was indentured to a jeweler at age 11, but later ran to sea, [1] eventually attaining a pilot's rating. In 1843, King first met his future business partner in the King Ranch, Mifflin Kenedy (1818–1895), captain of the steamboat Champion.
American Red cattle graze in a pasture on Friday, March 29, 2024, in Kingsville, Texas. American Red's are a cross between Santa Gertrudis, a hardy breed, and Red Angus, known for desirable fat ...
Kenedy Ranch, also called La Parra Ranch, [1] is located in Kenedy County, Texas. It was established in 1882 by Mifflin Kenedy, a steamboat operator and rancher. [2] His friend and business partner, Richard King, established the adjoining King Ranch. [1] It began as a cattle ranch, but it has found other sources of revenue, including guided ...
92001820 [1] Added to NRHP. January 21, 1993. The John B. Ragland Mercantile Company Building, also known as Raglands, is a historic building at 201 E. Kleberg Ave. in Kingsville, Texas. It was designed by Jules Leffland and was built in 1909 to replace a small frame store built by John Ragland in 1904. He operated the store until his death in ...
Houston's Buffalo Market H-E-B (#51) Headquartered in downtown San Antonio, H-E-B operates more than 300 stores in over 150 communities across Texas. [22] [23] As of late 2010, its operations serve approximately "55-plus" percent of the Texas market, [24] [25] with primary Texas markets including the Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, Laredo and Houston metro areas.
Gerland Corporation. Beer, dairy, delicatessen, frozen foods, general merchandise, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, wine. Gerland Corporation was a retail company headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States; [1] the company operates various grocery stores, gas stations, and check cashing stores within the Greater Houston Area .