https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In Texas, some locals are clinging on to their Germanic heritage. One explained to The Local how their dialect survives, years after other immigrant languages died out. https://www.thelocal.de/20180927/texas-german-the-last-days-of-a-dying-dialect Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:50:36 +0200 texas-german-the-last-days-of-a-dying-dialect Germans are one of the largest immigrant groups in the USA, but their culture has almost entirely disappeared - except for in a small Texan town that is more German than much of Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20151110/a-german-time-capsule-in-the-middle-of-texas Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:50:14 +0100 a-german-time-capsule-in-the-middle-of-texas While the economy was on everyone’s mind this year, The Local’s feature writers took an in-depth look at stories that may have been off the radar. We’ve picked some of our favourites. https://www.thelocal.de/20111229/39771 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100 39771 Countless German immigrants moved to Texas in the 1800s, forming their own unique culture. With their language now near extinction, Moises Mendoza spoke to some of the last speakers and a professor trying to preserve it. https://www.thelocal.de/20110704/36063 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:49:00 +0200 36063