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THE STAR IN THE BANNER
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REGIONAL-PARTNER
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Regional German-American institutions - Alpine Dancers G.T.E.V Edelweiss,
Garland - Austin Saengerrunde, Austin -
Arion Maennerchor, Fredericksburg -
Beethoven Maennerchor, San Antonio -
Dallas Frohsinn Singing Society, Dallas - Dallas Goethe
Center, Dallas - Deutscher
Verein, Justin - Fort Worth
German American Club, Fort Worth - Fredericksburg
German Club, Fredericksburg - German American
Club of Dallas, Dallas - German-American
Association, New Braunfels - German-American
Association, Corpus Christi - German Centre
Houston, Houston - German Heritage
Commission of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg - German
Schuhplattler, Fort Bliss - German Society,
Alice - German Texan
Heritage Society, Austin -
German Club of Central Texas, Harker Heights - Heimatmelodie Gemischter Chor, Corpus
Christi -
Houston Liederkranz, Houston -
Houston Saengerbund, Houston -
Houston Turnverein, Houston -
Liederkranz of Copperas Cove, Harker Heights - New Braunfels Gemischter Chor Harmonie,
New Braunfels - New
Braunfels German-American Society, New Braunfels -
Rathkamp Deutsche Volkstanzgruppe, Houston -
Schuhplattler- und Trachtenverein Almrausch, Frisco - Texanischer
Schuhplattlerverein, Plano -
Texas German Society, Austin -
Texas German Society, Galveston - Texas German
Society, Houston - Texas State
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German fests/ events - Bierfest in Austin - Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg - Weihnachtsmarkt in Austin - |
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German Restaurants -
Bavarian Bakery and Café, Fort Worth - Bavarian
Grill, Plano -
Bavarian Restaurant, Kirby -
Center Restaurant & Tavern, Muenster - Der
Lindenbaum, Fredericksburg -
Edelweiss German Restaurant, Fort Worth -
Friesenhaus, New Braunfels -
Greenwood’s German and European Restaurant, Fort Worth - Henk’s
Deli and Black Forest Bakery, Dallas - Joerg’s
Café Vienna, Plano -
Kuby’s German Deli and Restaurant, Dallas - Old Heidelberg, Houston - Opa’s Schnitzelhaus, Wichita Falls -
Rohmer’s Restaurant & Catering, Muenster - Rudi
Lechner’s Restaurant and Bar, Houston - Scholz Garten, Austin - The Auslaender Restaurant,
Fredericksburg -
Walburg Restaurant, Walburg - |
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Stores specialized on German goods - Bayer’s Kolonialwaren, Muenster - Bread Haus, Grapevine - Fischer’s Meat Market, Muenster - German
Deli, Colleyville -
Heidi’s German Bakery, Copperas Cove - JB’s
German Bakery, Corpus Christi -
Kuby’s German Deli and Restaurant, Dallas -
Margie’s Sweet Shop, Wichita Falls -
Marina’s German Bakery, El Paso -
Pfeifer’s German Bakery & Deli, Harker Heights - |
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Towns with German Background - Fredericksburg (Friedrichsburg) - Muenster - New Braunfels -
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Additional information - The
Germans of Fredericksburg signed the only treaty with native Americans, that
has never been broken. -
During the Civil War Germans were pursued by the Texas Rangers for denying to
fight against the Union and defend slavery. -
Chester Nimitz, commander-in-chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean
Areas during World War II, was born in Fredericksburg and brought up in his
deeply German family. He signed the Japanese capitulation for the USA! -
Texas-Deutsch is a German dialect on it’s own. -
German Strudel is the official State Pastry of Texas - |
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Literature about Germans here - - |
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Additional state Symbols State
bird: Northern Mockingbird State
musical Instrument: Acoustic Guitar State
dog: Blue Lacy State
flower: Texas Bluebonnet State
tree: Pecan State
fish: Guadeloupe Bass State
mammal small: Nine-banded Armadillo State
mammal large: Texas Longhorn State
song: “Texas. Our Texas” State
pastry: Strudel |
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