[wideminded]

we used to understand that Texas joined the Union under the understanding that it was an “experiment” and if it didn't work out they could go their own way.

I really don't believe that this a legitimate option for Texas but one thing that is very odd is that Texas has its own electrical grid. All the other 47 contiguous states are connected together into only two grids.

[BuckeyeTexan]

It’s not an oddity. There is purpose in it. How many states other than Texas do you know of that could be virtually self-sufficient?