Texas History
November 18, 2015
The Great Pyramide
A Christmas carousel built nearly a century and a half ago is a welcome reminder of Texas’s deep German heritage.
German Heritage
Texas History
May 13, 2015
Ich Bin ein Texan
A 181-year-old book reminds us that Texas was once much more German—and far more radical—than we realize.
Texas History
June 10, 2013
Auf Wiedersehen to a Dialect
When the local vernacular dies, what goes with it?
Books
January 21, 2013
Friedrichsburg Revisited
The German novel, penned in 1867 and set in the just-settled Hill Country hamlet, gets a modern translation.
Music
December 1, 2009
Step Right Up
Press your jeans, pull on your boots, shine up your buckle, and come along on this two-stepping tour of classic country dance halls, from Tom Sefcik Hall, in Seaton, to Club Westerner, in Victoria.
Texas History
March 1, 1992
Deutsch Treat
An ethnic club’s new home brings a touch of Germany to San Antonio.
Food & Drink
February 28, 1974
Vonderful Vonderful
You know about Tex-Mex cooking, but what about German-Tex? Its beauty lies in the stomach of the engulfer.