Last week, we discussed the political implications of Texas choosing to secede from the Union, something which — as is apparently unknown to its governor Rick Perry — it has no more and no less right to do than any of the other 49 states.
What Texas could choose to do, however, is to divide itself up into as many as five states, a privilege given to it as a condition of its annexation to the Union in 1845. What would Texas look like if it chose to do this? Would dividing a large, red state into five smaller, reddish states benefit Republicans in the Senate? In the Electoral College?
The answers are not so clear. But first things first, we need to come up with a logical way to dived Texas into five parts.
A bit of a long read, but very interesting, especially if you live in this lovable but sometimes topsy-turvey state.
