Complex sentence: Central Texas was settled by German and Czech settlers in the mid 19th century, and they brought with them European-style meat markets, which would smoke leftover cuts of pork and beef, often with high heat, using primarily native oak and pecan.
Split into simpler sentences: Central Texas was settled by German and Czech settlers in the mid- 19th century. They brought with them European-style meat markets, which would smoke leftover cuts of pork and beef, often with high heat, primarily using native oak and pecan.