![]() ![]() ġ893 State law was passed requiring all public schools to teach exclusively in English. In the same year the law requiring the translation of Texas criminal law was briefly extended to Norwegian for two years. In 1858, an act was passed requiring public schools teach primarily in English. In 1856, an act was passed allowed for legal proceedings in Justice of the Peace courts in counties west of the Guadalupe River (excluding Nueces, Refugio and San Patricio) to be conducted solely in Spanish if the Judge and all parties spoke Spanish. ![]() In 1846, the newly admitted State of Texas enacted legislation required that the laws of Texas be translated into German in addition to Spanish ġ837 the Congress of the Republic of Texas passed a joint resolution directing the Secretary of State provide an official Spanish translation of general laws, and the act of congress incorporating the City of San Antonio provided that public schools be erected that taught in English, later in 1841 the Spanish Language law was suspended for one year until being reenacted in 1842 In 1836 the Provisional Government of Texas establishing the Judiciary of Texas provided that Court of Records may be in English. 270 of Coahuila y Tejas gave both English and Spanish official status in Texas. Texas currently does not have an official language though historically at various points in time there have been laws giving both official status and recognition to English, Spanish, German and Norwegian. Prior to European colonization, several indigenous languages were spoken in what is now Texas, including Caddoan, Na-Dené and Uto-Aztecan languages. Throughout the history of Texas, English and Spanish have at one time or another been the primary dominant language used by government officials, with German recognized as a minority language from Statehood until the first world war. As of 2020, 64.9 % of residents spoke only English at home, while 28.8% spoke Spanish at home. Of the languages spoken in Texas none has been designated the official language. Languages of the US state and its peoples
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