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Texas divisionism is a mainly historical movement that advocates the division of the U.S. state of Texas into as many as five states, as some considered to be statutorily permitted by a provision included in the resolution admitting the former Republic of Texas into the Union in 1845. [1]
1855 J. H. Colton Company map of Virginia that predates the West Virginia partition by seven years.. Numerous state partition proposals have been put forward since the 1776 establishment of the United States that would partition an existing U.S. state or states so that a particular region might either join another state or create a new state.
[35] [38] TNM is an unincorporated association under the laws of the State of Texas. [35] The organization focuses on political support and advocacy, and education surrounding the issue of secession. [35] It seeks to have the Texas Legislature call for a state-wide referendum on the issue, similar to the Scottish Independence vote of 2014.
Democrats went into this election hoping to complete their takeover of the state’s five big urban counties — and expand into the purpling suburbs around them. This largely failed.
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No, the GOP won’t lose Texas this year. But when a 30-year party veteran like former Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley backs Democrats, it’s worth asking why. | Opinion
United States Army, First Battalion, First Infantry Regiment soldiers in Texas in 1861. The legal status of Texas is the standing of Texas as a political entity. While Texas has been part of various political entities throughout its history, including 10 years during 1836–1846 as the independent Republic of Texas, the current legal status is as a state of the United States of America.
The Shattering of Texas Unionism: Politics in the Lone Star State during the Civil War Era. Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-2245-7. Bell, Walter F. (October 2005). "Civil War Texas: A Review of the Historical Literature". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 109 (2): 204– 232. JSTOR 30242265. Buenger, Walter L. (October 1983 ...