Not a dang thing's wrong with that
. And yes, there's still some small amount of German spoken in places like Bulverde, Fredericksburg, Boerne, etc. (but it's almost an extinct dialect set). Still some of the best
Sauerbraten I've ever had, not to mention the beer.
And since I consider Texas my adopted* home now, I can understand it taking a larger role in Dixie's well-being (not just as an oil bucket, either). Natural resources aside, it's a great destination to establish an electronics field in the same way that California has for the USA both IOTL and TTL (*Dallas actually seems a logical center to develop a computing/digital industry given what we know of the "Silicon Plain"). Incidentally, would Corpus Christi end up as an important naval installation, or not so much?
*Virginia's nice to visit and all, but it's changed too much for my liking to stay there outside of seeing relatives...note my crack against NoVA upthread
. Besides, I think the place overall has grown on me, if not my current address per se.