[DesertRhino]

We could keep the same map. And divide into 5 states and get 10 senators from Texas? The Dems would pop a critical vessel.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

You could still call them all "Texas" with a descriptive modifier like North and South Dakota or Carolina.

You could have prominent states like; Northeast Texas, Central Texas, The Texas Panhandle etc.

[Hodar]

We could keep the same map. And divide into 5 states and get 10 senators from Texas? The Dems would pop a critical vessel.

Yup, you have it correct. Texas would maintain the same number in the House of Representatives, however Texas (once split into 5 states) would add 8 Senators (they already have 2, right?) and the USA would not be allowed to have a vote in the decision.

As a Texan, I can say with certainty that if Texas would split into 5 states, those states would be political lines only - at least for a few generations. Once a Texan, always a Texan. Oh, before I forget, if you accept Snopes as a source .... Source