No way. Texas could not give up all that federal land and federal state welfare it receives. It does sound good seceding, but in reality states are attached to the federal titties and won't make it on their own including Texas.
“No way” was said before in 1861. At some point, there will again come a parting of the ways. I can assure you Texas is fully capable and prepared to go its own way. Those here dependent upon federal largess will simply have to move to...Maryland. ;)
Texas will just take the "federal" land and they don't need federal "state welfare." Texas has enough resources to make it on its own and especially when other states join it to form Free States of America.
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Federal land in TX is relatively small but does include just under 3,000,000 acres. Mainly because Texas was a republic before it became a state, thus the land remained with the state.
Texas is a negative receiver in Fed dollars versus what Texas pays in to the Feds. Texas 20 year period, 1990-2009 paid in 389.8 $bn more to the feds that was sent back to the state.
I agree Texas won't secede but does make for interesting conversation.
You do realize that for every $1 Texas “receives” from the federal government, it gives more than that $1 TO the federal government. So, if Texas quit sending money to the US Government, and the US Government quit sending money to Texas, the state would come out ahead.