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Alice is a city in, and the county seat of, Jim Wells County, Texas, United States, [5] in the South Texas region of the state. The population was 19,104 at the 2010 census . [ 6 ] Alice was established in 1888.
The county was founded in 1911 [1] and is named for James B. Wells Jr. (1850–1923), for three decades a judge and Democratic Party political boss in South Texas. Jim Wells County comprises the Alice, Texas micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice combined statistical area.
The Tejano Roots Hall of Fame (TRHF) was created in August 2000 by Rito Silva in Alice, Texas. [1] The Texas Legislature proclaimed the city of Alice as the birthplace of Tejano music, and opened the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame and Museum in Alice. The museum exhibits costumes, photographs, and other memorabilia donated by inductees.
The school's first official game was a 38-0 win over H.M. King High School (Kingsville, TX) in the year 1909. Since 1909 the Alice Coyotes have won 21 district titles, made 36 playoff appearances (18th all-time and 6th most in Class 4a history), and played in 4 Texas State semi-final games (1955(William Adams), 1979, 1998, and 1999).
Mangan was able to corroborate the story with Luis Salas, who worked as an election judge in South Texas. Salas told Mangan that the powerful South Texas political boss George B. Parr ordered that some 200 votes be added to the totals for Box 13. Salas said he then watched as the names of individuals who had not voted were added to the tally sheet.
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 ).
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