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  Alice Texas and Alice Hotels Motels.
Alice would be the first entry in a long list of towns, cities and counties named after King-Kleberg relatives and friends.
Alice was the daughter of Richard and Henrietta King and the County was named after the family lawyer, James Wells.
Alice has retained some of the petroleum business that made the whole area boom in the 1930s.
www.texasescapes.com /SouthTexasTowns/AliceTexas/AliceTexas.htm   (333 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: ALICE, TX
Alice, the county seat of Jim Wells County, is intersected by U.S. Highway 281 and State highways 44 and 359, forty-four miles west of Corpus Christi.
Alice was incorporated on June 2, 1904, at which time it had a population of 887.
Alice became the focal point of a federal investigation when it was alleged that Alice's Precinct 13 ballot box had been stuffed.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/AA/hea1.html   (1302 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online - ALICE, TX
Alice, the county seat of Jim Wells County, is intersected by U.S. Highway 281 and State highways 44 and 359, forty-four miles west of Corpus Christi.
Alice was incorporated on June 2, 1904, at which time it had a population of 887.
Alice became the focal point of a federal investigation when it was alleged that Alice's Precinct 13 ballot box had been stuffed.
www.tshaonline.org /handbook/online/articles/AA/hea1.html   (1278 words)

  
 Alice, Texas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alice is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Jim Wells County, Texas) Jim Wells County, Texas, (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776) United States.
Alice is located at 27°45'2" North, 98°4'14" West (27.750652, -98.070460).
Out of the total population, 28.4% of those under the age of 18 and 20.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alice,_texas.htm   (517 words)

  
 Alice, Texas - Texas Coastal Bend Regional Tourism Council
Alice was established in 1888 and named after the daughter of Captain Richard King, who established the King Ranch.
Alice was noted as the world’s largest cattle shipping point from 1888 to 1895.
Lined with mesquite trees, the Alice Municipal Golf Course is the larger of the city ’s two golf courses, with 18 holes on 5,911 yards of long fairways and greens.
www.txcoastalbend.org /alice.html   (254 words)

  
 Alice Texas - A Texas coastal bend guide for visitors
Alice is the county seat of Jim Wells County.
Alice is a hub of the petroleum industry, agri-business and tourism in South Texas.
Annual events In Alice include: Fiesta Bandana to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in May; the Jim Wells County Fair in October; Alice - "Wonderland of Lights" starting on December 3rd with a Christmas parade and lighting ceremony and lasting through the New Year.
www.coastalbendtexas.com /alice.html   (157 words)

  
 Alice, Texas
It was renamed Kleberq, only to be later renamed again after a daughter of one of the founders of the famed King Ranch.
Town is dividing point between brush country to the west and coastal plains to the east; also between the border region and rest of Texas.
It was discovered in 1930's, and town became hub of petroleum business while maintaining traditional farming and livestock industries.
www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/alice.htm   (164 words)

  
 Alice Texas Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Alice, Texas Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ...
The population of Alice is approximately 19,788 (1990).
The distance from Alice to Washington DC is 1473 miles.
Alice is positioned 27.75 degrees north of the equator and 98.06 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /txcountyalice.htm   (379 words)

  
 Alice in Texas
The changes are quite minor in themselves, and the reasons they are important to me and my writing are a bit complicated to explain, but I think you will like the results.
Whatever you have liked about Alice in Texas or my other blogs before that will be back bigger and better than before, and whatever you are not interested in will be away in the background (but easily accessible to those who are).
As there is no way of knowing exactly how long this is going to take, I will endeavour to keep posting a few things here, although they may be somewhat minimal due to my energies being directed mostly towards the next stage.
aliceintexas.blogspot.com   (2667 words)

  
 Tejano Voices
Bill is a Member of the Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees and is a community activist in Kingsville and Alice, Texas.
His decision to move to Alice was due in part to the high percentage of Mexican Americans in their populations which allowed for a greater probablity of election.
© 2002 - The University of Texas at Arlington
libraries.uta.edu /tejanovoices/interview.asp?CMASNo=065   (321 words)

  
 Lee Harvey Oswald in Alice, Texas: A comparison to the allegations of Jim Garrison's witnesses from Clinton, Louisiana, ...
On October 3rd at about 6 pm, Lee Harvey Oswald is reported to have been in Alice, Texas, some 400 miles south of Dallas, 100 miles east of Laredo, and about 40 miles west of the Gulf City of Corpus Christi.
Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed in and around Alice, Texas at that time, not 400 miles away in Dallas, where considerable documentary evidence and eyewitness testimony place him.
Lee Harvey Oswald was impersonated in and around Alice, Texas at that time (for a purpose that would seem to be unclear).
www.jfk-online.com /alicelho.html   (1952 words)

  
 Alice, Texas (Cities)
Alice is located 44 miles west of Corpus Christi on US 281 where Hwys 44 and 359 intersect it.
The seat of Jim Wells County, Alice serves over 250 oil and mineral industry companies in the area.
A historical marker noting Alice's 100th anniversary was unveiled on August 28, 1993.
www.ohwy.com /tx/a/alice.htm   (110 words)

  
 CNN - Ebola not harmful to humans - April 16, 1996
ALICE, Texas (CNN) -- Health officials sought to reassure the public Tuesday that the strain of Ebola virus found in two monkeys imported to Texas from the Philippines is not the same as last year's deadly African outbreak in Zaire.
The strain found in Texas resembles the Ebola strain that struck a Reston, Virginia, monkey facility in 1989.
Ebola is one of the world's deadliest diseases, causing 80 percent of its victims to bleed to death.
www.cnn.com /US/9604/16/ebola/index.html   (448 words)

  
 Alice, Texas
It was renamed Kleberq, only to be later renamed again after a daughter of one of the founders of the famed King Ranch.
Town is dividing point between brush country to the west and coastal plains to the east; also between the border region and rest of Texas.
Exhibits trace habitation from American Indian to 20th Century farm, ranch, railroad,,and oil activities, with emphasis on pioneer ranch and household artifacts.
www.lone-star.net /mall/txtrails/alice.htm   (164 words)

  
 Alice Echo News - Alice, TX
Alice High School Principal Berta Longoria was reassigned to a position in Alice ISD Central Office following a closed session meeting with school board trustees last week, AISD Superintendent Henry Herrera said Monday.
ALICE, Texas – Tomasita Cantu Rangel, who was lovingly known as “Wella” passed away on June 14, 2008 surrounded by her family at a local hospital in Alice, Texas, after a long illness.
Born in San Diego, Texas, she was a resident of Alice and a retired dressmaker.
www.aliceechonews.com   (1705 words)

  
 Alice - Texas Travel
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If you have supplied your e-mail address and chosen to receive additional Texas travel information, it may occasionally be used to send you a message about something you have expressed an interest such as an activity or event.
www.traveltex.com /pg/City.aspx?ID=00a06896-afb5-4439-a678-e7fce8757ff0   (1150 words)

  
 Alice News
The Texas Department of Health will resume its annual airborne assault on rabies with a massive airdrop of vaccine-laden baits to immunize coyotes and foxes and keep the deadly disease from reaching domestic...
Alice Police Officer Margarito Perez was also in attendance at the meeting to go over some of what the DARE program has to offer students at the school throughout the year.
ALICE - Brenda Trevino, a Child Protective Services investigator from Alice, testified Friday how she took refuge in a ditch while a mother she was questioning on drug and physical abuse allegations fired her...
www.topix.net /city/alice-tx   (1100 words)

  
 Find Churches in Alice Texas - FlockFinder.com
For a while now, churches in Texas have been pressured to get a "church website" assuming it would be an effective evangelistic tool and a way to promote their church.
Churches in Alice Texas would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
Many churches in Texas don't know the challenge Christians are facing weekly trying to find good churches to attend.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_texas/alice/churches_alice_texas.html   (686 words)

  
 Alice High School - Alice, Texas / TX - school information
Through 2001-2002, Texas tested students in grades 3 through 8 and grade 10 used a test called the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS).
The goal for this test was for 100% of students to pass at each grade level by answering at least 70% of test questions correctly.
Texas school information: Texas schools, Texas districts, Texas cities
www.greatschools.net /cgi-bin/tx/taas/242   (170 words)

  
 Alice Texas: Gold - PopMatters Music Review
While scouring the Internet for a little information on the unknown, unsigned New York City band, Alice Texas, the only info I could dig up was not in reference to the band, but to the town of Alice, Texas.
During the course of my endeavor, I found that Alice, Texas has a population of 21,000 and is located 42 miles west of Corpus Christi, plus several other interesting bites of information that I won't elaborate on here.
However, a cursory listen to Alice Texas' debut release, Gold, leaves me wishing that I was writing a paper about the small Texas town, than a review about this disc.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/a/alicetexas-gold.shtml   (453 words)

  
 Alice, Texas, Outdoors Recreation
Alice, Texas is a great place to live for those who like the outdoors.
Hondo Creek, Texas, 2nd FM 462 crossing to Kings Water Hole
Alice City Municipal Golf Course, Alice, Texas, 3 miles away
www.hikercentral.com /metros/10860.html   (688 words)

  
 Alice, Texas - Jim Wells County   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alice, Texas is the county seat of Jim Wells County and has a population of about 20,000 people.
When the Texas Mexican Railroad and the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad came to the city, it became the world's largest cattle shipping point in the late 1800's.
The Beefmaster cattle breed was established in Alice.
www.technidata.com /alice.htm   (162 words)

  
 Only A Hobo - Alice Texas
Alice Texas in the mid-'90s, taking on a brooding, intense sound that took a few well-learned pointers from artists such as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and PJ Harvey.
Mavrogeorgis continued on with the addition of David Berger on drums and Byron Isaacs on bass.
Alice Texas was featured as the 51st artist in Alternative Press magazine's "100 Bands You Need to Know in 2001" issue (March 2001) and
www.onlyahobo.it /artists/AliceTexas.htm   (174 words)

  
 South Texas Museum, Alice, Texas
In 1973, a group of citizens was granted a charter for a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) institution by the State of Texas.
The Texas Historical Commission designated the South Texas Museum building as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in August of 1994.
Extensive photo, document, and newspaper file collections of: Jim Wells County, City of Alice, Alice Schools, Tex-Mex Railroad, early agribusiness and ranching, early oil & gas industry, WWI and WWII, and histories of early families.
www.museumsusa.org /museums/info/1167517   (470 words)

  
 Orbitz: Hotel Details
Located in Alice (intersection of Hwys 281 & 44), 40 miles west of Corpus Christi and 100 miles south of San Antonio.
Alice has 2 golf courses, amd plenty of fishing and hunting in the vicinity.
Hotel address: 815 Hwy 281 South, Alice, TX Area served
www.orbitz.com /App/ViewSpecificHotelLP?masterId=2192   (183 words)

  
 Alice Texas - Gold Review
Alice Schneider fronts this band who aren't even from Texas at all.
Alice has a great voice that reminds me of PJ Harvey.
The songs on the album vary form fairly upbeat to quite somber like the sweet sounding "My Love"and the mellow "On More Time" which could easily be a Cowboy Junkies song.
www.musicemissions.com /display_review/510   (156 words)

  
 Free Advertising for Alice Texas Businesses NitPickIt™ Free Classifieds & Business Listings
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www.nitpickit.com /--free--advertising/16574_Alice.shtml   (346 words)

  
 Alice Texas - Hotels - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
At Days Inn of Alice, Alice,TX our clean, comfortable and color coordinated guest rooms offer relaxing change of pace for...
We are conveniently located near downtown Alice, TX and only three...
Stay at the Best Western Executive Inn in Alice, Texas, the hub city of south Texas.
www.nextag.com /goto.jsp?p=169&search=alice+texas&node=2703100   (124 words)

  
 Alice, Texas
Alice, Texas, in Jim Wells county, is 41 miles W of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Residents of Alice gave more campaign money ($7,100) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004.
Are you an official in the Alice government or quasi-government agency such as the chamber of commerce, visitors bureau or economic development council?
www.citytowninfo.com /places/texas/alice   (412 words)

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