Could Brexit happen in Texas? The U.K.’s bombshell decision to quit the European Union has emboldened a long-gestating secessionist movement in Texas, where disenchanted residents of the second largest U.S. state have been building a coalition of voters in the hopes of finally putting the matter of Texas independence up for a state referendum vote. Supporters of a so-called Texit say they feel a kindship with their British brethren, who shocked the world Thursday with a decisive “Leave” vote of 52 percent that defied the predictions of many experts. “From the looks of it, the British people have chosen to take control of their political and economic destiny,” Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement, said in a statement early Friday. “The forces of fear have lost. It is now important for Texas to look to Brexit as an inspiration and an example that Texans can also take control of our destiny. It is time for Texans to rally with us and fight for the right to become a self-governing nation.”... http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/could-brexit-happen-in-texas/ar-AAhAxkT?li=BBnbfcN
Texas has little choice. The borders are open for a reason: Red states can be flooded with Democrats. That is the Democrat plan to change Texas to a Blue state, just import crime and poverty from Mexico and places further south. Kingbama had the Governor arrested for trying to close his own borders not so long ago.
Texas relied on stimulus money to plug 97% budget shortfall Texas Gov. Rick Perry likes to tell Washington to stop meddling in state affairs. He vocally opposed the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus program to spur the economy and assist cash-strapped states. Perry also likes to trumpet that his state balanced its budget in 2009, while keeping billions in its rainy day fund. But he couldn't have done that without a lot of help from ... guess where? Washington. Turns out Texas was the state that depended the most on those very stimulus funds to plug nearly 97% of its shortfall for fiscal 2010, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. --------- --------- Those wanting to secede probably don't understand the finances of their own state.