Jalapeno pepper jelly originated in Lake Jackson, Texas and was first marketed in 1978.
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Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.
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The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase Remember the Alamo originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site.