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How Would an Independent Texas Defend Itself?
Texas already commands three military branches, and Washington spends tens of billions a year on defense inside the state.
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What Happens to the Texas Power Grid If Texas Becomes Independent
ERCOT already runs about 90 percent of the Texas grid under Texas oversight.
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What Happens to Texas Trade After Independence
Texas exported $448.2 billion in goods in 2025. The Texas Nationalist Movement holds that independence keeps that trade and gives Texas the power to negotiate its own agreements.
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What Happens to Citizenship and Passports If Texas Becomes Independent
Texans who hold U.S. citizenship would keep it unless they chose to give it up, and under the Texas Nationalist Movement's position, legal residents of Texas would become Texas citizens automatically.
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What Happens to Social Security If Texas Becomes Independent
Nearly five million Texans draw Social Security. The Texas Nationalist Movement's position is that every Texan who paid in and draws benefits keeps them, and Washington already pays its citizens abroad.
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Can Texas Afford to Be Independent?
Texas is the world's eighth-largest economy by output.
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How Much of the Federal Debt Would an Independent Texas Owe?
Washington owed $40.30 trillion on October 9, 2026.
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What Currency Would an Independent Texas Use?
An independent Texas could keep the U.S. dollar from its first day without anyone's permission.
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Would Other Governments Recognize an Independent Texas?
The United States recognized the Republic of Texas in 1837.
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How Texas Could Hold a Politically Binding Vote on Independence
Only the Texas Legislature can order a statewide vote on independence.
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What the Supreme Court Actually Decided About Texas in 1869
Texas v. White was a lawsuit over bonds.
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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.
