Berit Mason: 83-year-old Glenn Guettler is president of the Texas German Society, with 20 chapters, scattered among east Texas towns. But his North Houston group struggles to attract new members.

And so the German immigrants in the 19th century had their American, their New Braunfels. Guido Meyer: And this is what New Braunfels is most famous for: its so-called Wurstfest. There you have it — ...

One example is Fredericksburg, Texas, located about an hour and half away from Austin. Founded in 1846, Fredericksburg was the result of Adelsverein — an organization that helped German ...

I was lucky enough to spend a few days there recently, and now I’m an expert on German-Texan architecture, country music, and something called the “Schlitterbahn.” If you love fresh water ...

The small town, which had a strong musical culture for decades, was later made famous by and for its German heritage when in 1977 Waylon Jennings put out his hit song "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to ...

Houstonians can experience a taste of the historic Texan-German beer-drinking experience at the Kreische Brewery State Historic Site’s annual Bluff Schuetzenfest, an immersive recreation of the ...