Texas legislator proposes independence study

(RT) ⸻ Texas Republican Bryan Slaton has proposed a bill that would set up a referendum to "investigate the possibility" of independence for the state of Texas from the US. If the bill passes, the referendum on whether Texas "should reassert its status as an independent nation" will be scheduled for November 7, 2023. The Texas Nationalist Movement welcomed the news on Twitter, calling Slaton "our friend" and urging Texans to contact their representatives to support the bill. Not all Republicans are on board with the idea, however. The bill comes after prominent Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene called for "national divorce" in February, saying that the US "needs to separate by red [Republican] states and blue [Democrat] states." The deepening division was confirmed by pollster Jeremy Zogby, who told conservative outlet the Washington Examiner last month that the idea of a breakup had been receiving "staggering support" across all demographics. Texas is not the only US state within which certain groups are vying for independence, with Alaska, California, Hawaii, New Hampshire and Vermont all having their own.