How Texas Almost Became German

Published: July 28, 2017, 7 a.m.

b'Like much of the United States, Texas has a large popular whose ancestors originated in Germany. But Texas takes it a step further. In the 1840s a massive immigration of Germans arrived\\xa0when the Adelsverein (The Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas) organized at\\xa0Biebrich\\xa0on the Rhine near\\xa0Mainz. It assisted thousands in coming to\\xa0Central Texas\\xa0and establishing such settlements as\\xa0New Braunfels and\\xa0Fredericksburg. So many arrived that Texas practically became an outpost of Germany. \\xa0 TO HELP OUT THE SHOW Leave an honest review on\\xa0iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on\\xa0iTunes\\xa0or\\xa0Stitcher'