[Gondring]

Only two implied that, and Madison himself said that the concept of conditional ratification was ridiculous.

IOW, Texas (along with New York and Virginia--and Rhode Island) is still an independent republic and nullification is moot.

[Non-Sequitur]

IOW, Texas (along with New York and Virginia--and Rhode Island) is still an independent republic and nullification is moot.

No. Texas would not apply in any case because Texas did not ratify the Constitution. Texas was allowed to join the Union and only with the permission of the other states.