[Brian Griffin]

From rhe Texas annexation treary:

“ARTICLE II.
The citizens of Texas shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, maintained and protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty and property and admitted, as soon as may be consistent with the principles of the federal constitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States.”

I think the annexation treaty allows Texans to fully enjoy hydrocarbon rights.

[Brian Griffin]

I suspect Article II of the annexation treaty should make Texans exempt from federal income taxation.

[Brian Griffin]

Link to the annexation treaty text:

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/texan05.asp

[mewzilla]

Talk is cheap.

Until Texas gets its fiscal house in order, it ain’t going anywhere.

It can’t afford it.

[Vaduz]

Indeed the annexation treaty allows Texans to remain free from plantation owners.
Don’t mess with Texas