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Welcome to Alice, Texas.
Alice is a city in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 19,010 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Jim Wells County.
Photo by Cosmic-Wombat November 2006
Alice was established in 1888. First it was called Bandana, then Kleberg and finally Alice after Alice Gertrudis King the daughter of Richard King, who established the King Ranch.
Alice has long been recognized as "The Birthplace of Tejano" dating back to the mid 1940's when Armando Marroquin, Sr. of Alice and partner Paco Bentacourt of San Benito, Texas launched what was to be the first home based recording company to record Tejano artists exclusively. Ideal Records, which was based in Alice, the heart of South Texas and under the direction of Marroquin became the perfect vehicle for Tejano groups and artists to get their music to the public. Marroquin, who also owned and operated a jukebox company, insured that Ideal recordings would be distributed throughout South Texas. The songs recorded, which were contributed by Tejano and Mexican composers became very popular through jukeboxes placed in restaurants, cantinas or any other establishment that would have them, and the then very scarce Spanish language radio programs.
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Local daily news in Alice:
Texas A&M University-Kingsville winter graduates
13 in the Steinke Physical Education Center. Jean Claire Turcotte, retired principal of St.
Fuel truck on fire in Robstown
The electrical compartment of a small fuel tanker truck owned by Oil Patch Petroleum, Inc.
Councilman recovering after wreck
Alice City Councilman John Lemon is making a gradual recovery after a car accident in San Antonio on Dec.
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Places of interest:
Rancho Alegre, TX (1.7 miles), Alice Acres, TX (3.6 miles), Coyote Acres, TX (4.8 miles), Loma Linda East, TX (8.7 miles), Owl Ranch-Amargosa, TX (10.0 miles), Agua Dulce, TX (11.2 miles), San Diego, TX (11.6 miles), Alfred-South La Paloma, TX (11.9 miles).
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