Fine — The Independent Republic of Texas with 25 million people and fifty states of a half million people each. The 254 counties would be divisions of those fifty states (though some present counties are state size all by themselves).
But if you stayed in the USA with fifty states of your own, you could take over the US Senate.
Would Loving County (pop. 67) get two senators and one congressman? Leaving 64 folks at home to take care of the cattle and tend the pumpjacks...
The Republic of Texas as one nation with 250 counties or provinces or what ever is fine. Many of the counties will not combine into states, the main political infrastructure is already in place.
This 50 states within the US is to me pure baloney. The USA with 100 states all on this continent just makes no sense to me. Sorry.
Why ‘own’ the US Senate anyway. The power of the purse is in the House.
I see much better outcome for Texas as an independent nation.
Would at this point take a few other states with us.