The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45. But the Civil War established that a state cannot secede. The Texas and U.S. flags wave ...

While Medicare is generally available to seniors who worked in the United States even if they're non-citizens, experts say a secession could put a wrench in those plans. "In the event of Texas ...

It is a telling and quirk of linguistic sociology that it took a bloody civil war to convince the bulk of Americans to shift from referring to the United States as a singular, rather than plural ...

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have signed the “Texas First Pledge,” an oath to support Texas’ secession that was undisclosed on most campaign websites. Republican voters in Smith County handed a primary win to Christina ...

The secession of certain states from the United ... adding that he would "be rooting for [the state of] Texas" should it decide to opt for independence. "A battle of annihilation on the part ...

Texas. Texas had challenged Obama’s abuse ... The various theories of nullification and secession bandied before the Civil War, by John C. Calhoun and others, were clearly unconstitutional.