Do you know how fast Texas could put together an Army. About a week.
The only way for the American people to survive is to keep the Union together.
I suggest you view the documentary, The Money Masters, which explains how vicious and destructively diligent the European banks, especially the Bank of England, have been towards this nation, right from the start.
It shouldn't be surprising that someone named Schiff wrote this article. The Rothschild and Schiff families lived together in Germany during the 18th century, and together have carved out majority interests in all the world's central banks.
As for Texas, even today they can't get their damn act together concerning securing the border! Construction industry and agricultural interests in that state are opposed to shutting off illegal alien traffic. It is in their business interests to exploit this illegal labor. No, Texas must overcome their own internal greedy enemies before mounting a potential defense in the event of a collapse. I don't believe they can do it.
As to an economic collapse, I have no doubt it is coming, too. The Federal Reserve, which is a privately owned bank and NOT a part of our government, is tightening up the money supply while demanding other banks call in commercial loans, thus causing bankruptcies and high unemployment. This happened just before the Great Depression and the Crash of 1929.
And beat the crap out of them in less time. And . . . the Gringos won't be going back home like the last time.