Selena Gomez is from Grand Prairie, Texas which is actually located in three separate counties. It is a suburb of Fort Worth as well as of Dallas. Texas is 2nd most populous state in the US and the only one with six different flags - Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States, and the United States. Texas has: AUSTIN, the state capital and the "Live Music Capital of the World!" Austin is commonly called the “Silicon Valley” of the south, where Dell and Compaq computers are manufactured. It’s also a center for film, home to the University of Texas, and the only Formula 1 Circuit in the US; SAN ANTONIO has "The Alamo", an 18th-century museum marking the 1836 battle for Texan independence from Mexico, and the miles-long River Walk promenade lined with cafes and shops; HOUSTON has "Space Center Houston", the coastal visitor center at NASA’s astronaut training and flight control complex; DALLAS is the cultural hub of Texas. Downtown’s museum at Dealey Plaza commemorates the site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination; WACO is where the carbonated beverage Dr Pepper was invented in 1885; KING RANCH is one of the world's largest ranches - larger than the state of Rhode Island!
