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A West Philly football star introduced water ice to Texas, and offers pickles as a topping

Bruce Mapp was shocked when he couldn't find water ice in Dallas after moving there. So he started making his own, and business is booming, even if it does break from Philly tradition.

Bruce Mapp, 31, poses with water ice in front of the mural of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons that adorns one of his ice stands in Dallas.
Bruce Mapp, 31, poses with water ice in front of the mural of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons that adorns one of his ice stands in Dallas.Read moreJeffrey McWhorter / For The Inquirer