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—But scores of people braved temperatures, and humidity, well into the 90s Saturday afternoon to attend a couple of events, the dedication of a storyboard in honor of Bill Pickett, who is credited with the first “bulldogging” near this site in 1903, and the start of the annual Juneteenth parade. Here City Manager Chris Whittaker welcomes the crowd. Pickett has been honored at a number of places including the Stock Yards in Fort Worth and the Bullock History Museum in Austin. For more coverage of both events