Outlying Texas town becomes one of America's fastest-growing cities
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Known for its German roots and its world-famous water park, New Braunfels, Texas, in the thriving corridor between San Antonio and Austin, grew 56 percent over the past decade.
Because Wurstfest and Weihnachstmarkt were cancelled, locals are coming up with their own ideas to raise money. The Sophienburg Museum is selling its German-imported and other Christmas items in its library. The items are shipped on a boat sometime in June, and arrive for Wurstfest and the holidays. Due to COVID, the museum set up shop so families could bring home authentic German decorations from Deutschland. âOur unit was on the boat so you canât send it back,â said Sophienburg Museum and Archives executive director Tara Kohlenberg. âSo we made the best of it.âÂ...