[Former Proud Canadian]

Texas can feed itself. It has abundant energy and a few desalination plants would give it all the water it needs. Throw in a couple of deep water ports and a gold horde and you have more than most nations now.

My question is, how many states would go with it? Oklahoma? New Mexico? Arkansas? Louisiana? Then what? Would Kansas and Colorado be far behind? What about the deep south states?

[bestintxas]

“My question is, how many states would go with it? Oklahoma? New Mexico? Arkansas? Louisiana? Then what? Would Kansas and Colorado be far behind? What about the deep south states? “

We would need an even bigger wall to keep people out that want to come from other states.

There is nothing keeping Texas in the US other than the hesitancy of Texas leaders.

They conveniently forget that Texas is a sovereign state which aligns with other states for defense and certain other, clearly-enumerated items. It is not a subject of the federal government but instead deploys that government for its own ends.