I had a conversation with a dude not long ago who is extremely pro-Texas Republic. He practically prays daily for secession. He was going on and on about what an incredible country Texas used to be, and how it's time to reclaim that fame and glory. I don't know what history books he read, but the Texas Republic I know was essentially bankrupt and quickly falling apart. It was barely hanging on and was all but forced to join the U.S. or fall back into Mexican hands. Woo Tejas!
They will kick you out of Texas if they find you wrote that. So I quoted it.