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How Much of the Federal Debt Would an Independent Texas Owe?
Washington owed $40.30 trillion on October 9, 2026.
Texit Answered
A Texian Partisan column
Texit Answered takes the common questions and claims about Texas independence back to the primary sources. It's a column of the Texian Partisan.
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- TEXIT Explained
What Currency Would an Independent Texas Use?
An independent Texas could keep the U.S. dollar from its first day without anyone's permission.
- TEXIT Explained
Would Other Governments Recognize an Independent Texas?
The United States recognized the Republic of Texas in 1837.
- TEXIT Explained
How Texas Could Hold a Politically Binding Vote on Independence
Only the Texas Legislature can order a statewide vote on independence.
- TEXIT Explained
What the Supreme Court Actually Decided About Texas in 1869
Texas v. White was a lawsuit over bonds.
- TEXIT Explained
What Texas Kept When It Joined the Union in 1845
Texas joined the union in 1845 as an independent republic. It kept its public lands and its debts and won a clause allowing four more states.
- Myth vs. Fact
The Right to Decide Was Never Washington’s to Give
The claim that Texas could leave only by constitutional amendment or war assumes Texans need permission to decide. The Texas Constitution places that right with the people.
- Myth vs. Fact
Texas Already Has a Military. The Claim That It Would Be Defenseless Leaves It Out.
The claim that an independent Texas would be defenseless ignores the Texas Military Department, a $47.4 billion defense economy already on Texas soil, and a Mexican military budget of $13.6 billion.
- Myth vs. Fact
Social Security Does Not Stop at the Border. Americans Already Collect It Abroad for Life.
The claim that Social Security and other benefits would stop if Texas left runs into Washington's own rules.
- Myth vs. Fact
Texas v. White Decided Bonds, Not the Right to Leave
You have probably heard that a Supreme Court case settled Texas independence in 1869. Read it closely, and the legal wall turns out to be a bond dispute.
- Myth vs. Fact
Texas Debt Myths Crumble Under International Law
International precedent and law prove Texas owes nothing to federal debt upon independence - critics' conditioning exposed.
- Myth vs. Fact
Texas Trade Deals Face Simple Renegotiation Process
Critics claim Texas would need complex trade renegotiation after independence. Historical evidence proves trade continuity follows standard pathways.
