Daniel Miller opens this week’s Late Night Coffee Talk with a verdict on the No Kings demonstrations that filled the Capitol steps the weekend prior. He found nothing to support in them, not because Texans lack the right to assemble and march, but because no one could say what the marchers actually wanted beyond shaking a fist at Washington. A protest that cannot state its aim, he argues, is an exercise in futility, and he previews a Texas News podcast episode that breaks down, point by point, why the rallies should be counted a failure on every level. His real objection is narrower and sharper: the same energy that boarded up storefronts in Houston and turned violent on the West Coast has no business near the Alamo or the Capitol, and he will not apologize for saying so.
The heart of the night is House Bill 1056, the transactional gold bill, and Miller spends real time clearing up the confusion swirling on social media. The bill was transmitted to the governor on the final day of the session, which starts a 20 day clock running to roughly June 22. From there the governor has three choices and only three: sign it and it becomes law immediately, veto it with no legislature left in session to override, or do nothing, in which case it becomes law anyway. That last point is where people keep tripping. A pocket veto is a federal mechanism. In Texas the opposite is true, and a bill left unsigned still becomes law. Paired with the existing bullion depository, Miller explains, the system gives Texas a working currency without minting a single coin, which is also his answer to the viewer who asked about a Texas Mint.
Running underneath every answer is one theme: Texas is far closer to operating as a self governing nation than most people grasp, and the gap between the status quo and full independence is smaller than the fears people bring to it. That framing shapes how Miller handles the night’s biggest questions, from a forced exit during a collapsing union to the worn out worry about federal retaliation.
Questions answered in this episode
- If the collapse of the United States is inevitable, is there a plan for a forced exit before Texans get to vote, and who would even carry it out?
- Won’t the federal government retaliate if Texas moves toward independence, and is that fear the reason many Texans stay away from the movement?
- Where did the Sam Houston quote about Texas lifting its head and standing among the nations actually come from?
- Is the Texas Nationalist Movement connected to Alberta and the Canadian provinces now collecting signatures for a secession plebiscite?
- Will Daniel Miller, or the TNM, endorse Don Huffines for Texas Comptroller?
- Are there plans to establish a Texas mint for a state currency, and where would it sit?
- Could the Texan Token play a role in Texas economic independence as a decentralized reserve or community backed asset?
- What guarantee is there that Texas would not be manipulated or controlled by foreign nations?
- Why is Texas split across two time zones, and should it be?
- What can a 14 year old do to help the movement?
- With the 2026 races taking shape, which candidates and pledge signers is Miller most excited about?
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