Texans love their image of an “independent” state (never mind the 15 U.S. military bases in the Lone Star state that are huge economic drivers). At least one Texas Republican is heeding the call from some of the more crazy residents and is pushing for the state to secede:
A member of the executive committee for the Republican Party of Texas plans to introduce a resolution at the group's next meeting, which would add to the party's primary ballot a non-binding measure for Texas secession. Party leadership calls the prospect unlikely.
Tanya Robertson, State Republican Executive Committee member for Senate District 11, which covers parts of Harris, Galveston and Brazoria counties, said she'll present the resolution at the committee's December 4 meeting in Austin, and that she already has support from a few other members.
"There's been a big groundswell of Texans that are getting into the Texas independence issue," she said, citing conversations she's had with constituents. "I believe conservatives in Texas should have a choice to voice their opinion."
The resolution has virtually no chance of being approved. Even if it did, party leadership said it would be more of a “message to Washington, D.C.” Nonetheless, conservatives in Texas continue spinning their wheels on things that do absolutely nothing to solve the problems of constituents.