BREAKING: Texas Makes Major Announcement Towards Seceding From The Union Throughout Obamas presidency, Texas has been known to take a stand against his policies. Now, the state is making major moves that could indicate a secession from the union. Texas was an independent country for nine years in the mid-1800s. That period shaped an independent mind state that has left Texas with the nickname The Lone Star Republic. Now, the state legislature has just announced that their gold holdings are going to be kept within their own borders. Thats $650 million that will be kept within Texas, in a move intended to protect the states economic viability. The gold will need to be moved back into the state from Manhattan. Just moving it would be pretty expensive and, unless Texas is anticipating withdrawing from the Union, which I suspect is some peoples want, I dont see what advantage it is, Edwin Truman from the Peterson Institute for International Economics told reporters. 