What if Texas Was an Independent Country? REACTION!! | OFFICE BLOKES REACT!!

[@fitzofrage5292]

From Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW) in Texas and there is a joke about how Texans wish Americans loved America as much as Texans love Texas.

[@storbokki371]

The states with the most total active duty and reserve members of the military, as of September 2017, were: California: 184,540 Texas: 164,234 Virginia: 115,280 North Carolina: 112,951 Florida: 92,249 Georgia: 88,089 Washington: 64,066 South Carolina: 55,369 New York: 48,974 Colorado: 47,636

[@devilreject6878]

@@storbokki371 and ppl in California join the military just so they can get the hell out of California.. Lol

[@storbokki371]

@@devilreject6878 Sounds like wishful thinking on your part. Right-wingers survive on wishful thinking and alternative facts.

[@devilreject6878]

@@storbokki371 no more than the left, when we fight y'all with facts and logic y'all just call us a bigot and walk away...

[@devilreject6878]

@@storbokki371 and for the record i was making a joke, you know what a joke is right? Its what california is, thats why everyone is leaving that state by the thousands every month

[@richardhart5612]

I live in Oklahoma right above Texas. When it comes to College sports they are our biggest rivals. It is very common for the two states to verbally assault each other. But if Texas ever left the US, Oklahoma would definitely leave with them.

[@Harloween74]

We may fight like siblings, but we got your back OK, signed a Texan who doesn’t care about college ball. 😊

[@bradleystanley1184]

Um spoiler alert you guys already did that almost 200 years ago and got your asses whooped

[@jerkinmcdikus6603]

@@bradleystanley1184 yes but the US had men fighting for it back then who could fight now you have a woke Army who doesn't know if they're men or women LOL and in Texas we have 2.5 million combat veterans with 20 years of urban combat fighting experience and counterterrorism and terrorism tactics and know how to counter everything the US military has..... The work US Army doesn't stand a chance they don't stand a chance against Russia they don't stand a chance against China because their people love their countries and Texans love Texas the US you can't hardly find anyone who loves the US anymore LOL

[@jerkinmcdikus6603]

@@bradleystanley1184 so keep sucking the soy boy.... Closet when your girlfriend's wife fiance is getting serviced by a better man and only come out when you needed to clean up

[@bradleystanley1184]

@@jerkinmcdikus6603 alot of people love the US idk what you hear or think but it is still very patriotic here anywhere you go you see an America flag up high just because the military is having a hard time recruiting is not an indicator of a lack of patriotism. The reality is its 2022 wars are becoming far and few in between and almost non existent amongst the strongest countries there's no need for millions of people to enlist

[@MisaelR0mer0]

Born in Austin, raised 30 minutes North in Georgetown. My saying is “never ask people where they’re from. If they’re from Texas, they’ll tell you. If they’re not, there’s no need to embarrass them”. New subscriber, love the channel!

[@willbrown3963]

gonna have to steal that one lol

[@ATinyWaffle]

How's that power grid working out for you?

[@lordraiden1]

@@ATinyWaffle oh one time it failed in an apocalyptic scenario that the plants were not ready for and poor management? It's fine and it won't happen again and we don't have rolling blackouts like California

[@ATinyWaffle]

@@lordraiden1 Except it didn't just happen once this year, it happened three times and it has happened more in recent years. Were they apocalyptic conditions? No, it was just too cold for the systems which officials knew were poorly winterized and yet still they neglected to update them. Did hundreds of people die so that politicians and businessmen could have slightly higher profits? Absolutely yes.

[@alaneskew2664]

@@ATinyWaffle and it aint happening again, you see unlike Cali and NY we learn from our mistakes. Yall keep reElecting yours then blame everything else. But hey at least I can go out to a restaurant without needing some nazi ass papers

[@cadenhenry3385]

As a Texan I hold my Texan identity on the same level as my American identity

[@chrisarenas4505]

That's an interesting way of putting it. Honestly, I I love my country, but Texas holds a different kind of love.

[@SwiddyDiddy]

There’s also a great camradery between Texans. When I was visiting Spain, bumped into a fellow in the bar who happened to be from Texas, and we ended up spending the rest of the week touring together. Still visit him and his family on occasion back home.

[@jacklewis5452]

Oh please, that happens to Americans in general when overseas or even to the city they live in.

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@jacklewis5452 Very true but you won't get openly greeted nearly as much in other states as you will in Texas.

[@scotthill1600]

Wholesome

[@roguefbiagentmendez2541]

The day I stop seeing 'road work ahead' signs is the day Texas claims independence.

[@mrexists5400]

lmao, and that ain't happening anytime soon XD

[@ryanwoolsey6972]

You could narrow that statement down to just I-35, and we’d still never leave..:) lived here my whole life and there’s ALWAYS construction on it

[@TCraig00]

Been here since Jun 2015 and I-35 has been under construction since before I came here 😂

[@christaylor3409]

Shit, those and "guard rail damage ahead"

[@tosh4771]

@@TCraig00 They have been building I-35 since I was in college (2008), it's never getting fixed.

[@rinzler6757]

An interesting fact: Texas is the only state in the US that can fly its flag at the same level as the US flag. This was part of the annexation agreement when Texas entered the union.

[@chrisstoorza1985]

Also the Texas capitol building is taller than the US capitol

[@katiebwheeler]

Dad retired to Texas 3 years ago, kept talking about it and now hubby and I are moving from Oregon to be near him with his 4 grandkids in a few months. Lol He’s just a little excited :)

[@givemefreebeers6718]

Welcome! Hope you're enjoying it

[@jayw6034]

I was born and raised in Texas. I think our sentiment is "we're American, just the best ones" lol

[@bloodarmyproductions]

I am from Florida and I have noticed Floridians tend to get along well with Texans lol

[@hunterchase8829]

H town hold it dine!🤘🏼

[@FSSNZ]

@@bloodarmyproductions hilariously wrong

[@zjjohnson3827]

You are the Australian Americans :P

[@howardwillow]

@@zjjohnson3827 Mexican Americans😂... technically

[@Rudy87T]

When traveling abroad and they ask where we're from, we say Texas

[@firstlast84]

To be fair, most Americans day the state they are from and not the US lol. I think it's a cultural thing.

[@SwiddyDiddy]

@@firstlast84 I usually say Dallas. It’s interesting that internationally people seem to recognize it too. I suppose it’s the same for New York City and LA as well though.

[@bloodarmyproductions]

@@SwiddyDiddy People recognize Tampa also LOL

[@suhanisookoo1979]

I say Dallas usually. Texas only when talking to someone outside the US

[@StateOfChaos]

I kept saying Texas when asked in Vietnam. Kept getting weird looks, they had no idea what it was lol.

[@paintedhorse6880]

Texans love Texas like Kanye loves Kanye. I mean, when I was a kid we always pledged our allegiance to the Texas flag before the American one every morning in school.

[@brandyforsythe1882]

So did we. Everyday.

[@Wasker20233]

Same when i went to live in Utah i felt out place when we didn’t do the Texas pledge

[@Zyphorius]

@@Wasker20233 I’m sorry they denied you the love of Texas we all deserve

[@Toshii242]

That shit is engraved into my DNA. I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

[@dreamweaver1603]

We didn't do that when I was a kid in the '70s and '80s but my kids had to pledge allegiance to the Texas flag. But it was definitely AFTER the pledge of allegiance to the American flag.

[@taylorfranks1846]

"Texit" lmao that killed me. Happy to watch y'all from Houston.

[@randyjackson7026]

Texit is actually happening right now. Google the Texas Referendum act we will vote to stay or leave real soon check out the Texas Nationalist Movement page.

[@chuckwilliams6261]

The last time Texas seceded was 1861, it didn't end well for Texas.

[@SnuggsMcDuff]

@@randyjackson7026 hey, let me know how that vote goes. $100 bucks says it fails.

[@stevenhokanson448]

I'm in Pasadena Tx. It's funny hearing what they say about our great state of Texas.

[@jakedajuggernaught]

Just moved to San Antonio last year from Philadelphia and it’s absolutely great here. I get to keep more of my money from my paycheck but the sales tax is a tad higher but that’s how it should be anyways. Most of the money in Texas is from the oil in the Gulf of Mexico with the companies based in Houston. But the people are very nice and it’s actually quite culturally diverse here unlike what people in the north of the country think. Great place to live but the summers are pretty brutal lol

[@17_KonaFoST]

You're partly correct. The majority of Texan oil money actually comes from the Permian, aka. west Texas, Midland/Odessa area.

[@jakedajuggernaught]

@BD TexanViking I’m libertarian so, no absolutely not lol.

[@ssjwes]

Houston is the most diverse city in the US.

[@Femmefatale1990]

I hated San Antonio when I went. Crappy food, crappy weather, smelled bad…. 😔 like how do you have bad Mexican food when you’re so close to the border

[@xXryanleifursonXx]

@@Femmefatale1990 I agree the weather can get bad and downtown is a mess, but which places did you go to for food? There are those bigger chains that are lower quality but the mom and pop shops are second to none, especially when it comes to tacos.

[@chrisschilling5864]

As a native Texan I know for a fact a vast part of the all the US military is from Texas though most people don't realize it and plenty of Texans would love to succeed from the US

[@flaviogarza2376]

Agreed. I'm Texan and would love Texas to secede from USA because of the current political climate

[@Major_Gantzo]

Your fantasy will never come true

[@bradleystanley1184]

When you realize almost 25% of the US active military are california natives and more troops come from California than Texas

[@bradleystanley1184]

50,000 marines and 50,000 enlisted air service men and women not including the army and navy

[@jerkinmcdikus6603]

Texas has 2.5 million veterans with 20 years of urban combat fighting experience LOL not to mention we know how to counter everything the US military has and we know how to do counterterrorism and terrorism tactics because the US military taught us.... The US military doesn't stand a chance against China LOL the US military doesn't change a chance against Russia both of who would support Texas in fighting America LOL..... You know because they hate the transy wansy's limp-wristed woke ways of America not to mention that you can't get the US United on anything else anymore and there would be other states that would join Texas because they hate the blue States.....lol..... All of The Americans on this thread that are clearly woke socialist shitheads don't understand how close the US is to civil war and it's not like people in the blue states have guns because guns kill people lol when it's actually people killing people but people without common Sense are going to actually win a war against people who use common sense.....lol who actually know that there is a difference between men and women and men cannot be women and women cannot be men LOL right the US military does not stand a fucking chance against Texas.

[@932bandit]

Texans are some of the most patriotic people in the U.S. and I have been all over the states and I am not from Texas but live there now.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

Texas is only patriotic for Texas... They have always been wishy washy on being a part of the Union.

[@932bandit]

@@swirvinbirds1971 You are certainly entitled to your thoughts on the matter but I was raised in Kentucky and have traveled abroad a lot and I feel Texas is a most patriotic state. Much more than my home state sadly.

[@932bandit]

@Alex Winterborn For context I was speaking of more recent times and not the actions done during the 1800s. As far as Confederate flags go I have seen many more of those in other unamed southern states. I have seen few in the 3 years I have lived here. I am a transplant from Kentucky and my home state is not near as patriotic as Texas. But you are welcome to your own opinion.

[@932bandit]

@Alex Winterborn My statement was an opinion and not a challenge to a debate. You obviously have an issue with Texas which is your right but I am sure there have been issues in the state you live in that could be brought to light. As far as a questionable grasp of reality and morality, I would say that covers all the states, none of us are immune to that.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

@@932bandit Just to be clear... Just because someone waves a flag it does not make them a patriot. Many are simply Nationalists. A patriot loves his fellow Americans and is willing to make sacrifices for them.

[@armandocornejo7476]

My beautiful state of Texas! And our state flag is such a beauty! Love your videos guys!

[@Dropkickpunk76]

Texas is a very weird and wonderful place. It sort of still retains that frontier feeling. People here are very patriotic Americans but also Texan to the bone. I was born and raised in Texas still live here. Going through the school system is interesting, you get to learn Texas history as well as US history. It's also pretty diverse you get lots of fusion here from different cultures. Hispanic culture is huge in the state as it was once part of Spain then Mexico. The hispanics that are born and raised here have their own culture,Tejano. A mix of American, Texan and Mexican. It also refers to a style of music. A movie recently made that uses Tx almost as a character all its own is Hell or High Water. Watch it. A great scene of the movie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZW8iYRjfrWNmcU

[@belmontNevermore]

Only 13% of Texans supported secession in 2012, but it's probably a little higher right now due to the US Supreme Court refusing to hear Texas' case against other states regarding election concerns. Still nowhere near what would be necessary to actually try it though.

[@anthonyervin95]

Happy to be an American. Love being a Texan.

[@ivandragomiloff2356]

lol Texit as an idea is growing rapidly. Especially with the current border conflict. Plus, Texas actually has its own military. People forget that.

[@barnabydodd8956]

Texans really love them some Texas. But they also like America. Some Texans talk about being independent, but it's not really that serious.

[@michaelpeer1753]

Don't speak for Texans.

[@FiveLugRacing]

I’m from San Antonio. It is indeed one of the most proud states in the country. But unfortunately stuck in their conservative mindset for too long. I mean seriously can we legalize THC Products already? This is ridiculous. 🔥🌿👌🏼

[@FiveLugRacing]

@@michaelpeer1753 how about it’s a free countey so they can say whatever they want.

[@barnabydodd8956]

@@michaelpeer1753 I am a Texan. I don't speak for all Texans, but I think I have a pretty good sense of how most Texans generally feel about things.

[@AmountStax]

@@FiveLugRacing lol free country. You mean free enough for you, which isn't all that free.

[@Justin-ei1qf]

texans are extremely patriotic, some of the more patriotic of all the states, TX, FL they're big on the USA

[@AngelA-qi1br]

According to Forbes, the wealthiest sport teams for 2020 were (in US dollars): #1 Dallas Cowboys $5.5billion, #2 New York Yankees $5 billion, #3 NY Kicks $4.6 billion, #4 LA Lakers $4.4 billion, #5 Golden State Warriors $4.3 billion, #6 Real Madrid $4.2 bilion

[@JeffreyMarlowTravelAgent]

I’ve lived all over the US (currently Florida, last 6 years). Florida is definitely NOT one of the most patriotic states. Certainly should not even be mentioned in the same sentence as Texas.

[@Justin-ei1qf]

@Kevin Duggan your a nut dude stfu lol

[@yobamajoe2595]

@Kevin Duggan Dude you’re making us Texans look bad calm down

[@HeisenbergKOTH]

@Kevin Duggan why would they have no right to lmao they def do

[@Zyphorius]

As a Texan, who had kin who died at the Alamo. I have loyalty to my state first and country second.

[@lizsnow2009]

I love being born and raised in TX, im from the capital which is austin. Ive also lived on the southern border, its pretty cool to go to lunch in mexico and enjoy a different country without having to travel no more than a couple miles there and back. We are also very proud, at some local grocery stores they sell texas shaped cutting boards, cast iron skillets and cake molds lol. We also have "Texas toast"

[@SilvanaDil]

If independent, CA, TX, NY and FL would each be G20 countries. The US Dept. of Defense would make it to the G20, too.

[@lisaray9944]

We are our own Country ..... born and raised in Texas still in Texas .... we are very proud people !!!!!

[@lulu36]

I'm from the Houston area and love watching your videos. Keep up the great work.

[@oldmanballer5088]

Guys I live in Conroe which is just North of the Woodlands. My parents live an hour North of Abilene. It takes me 8 hrs to drive from my house to my parents when we visit. At my parents house I would still be @ least a couple of hours from the Texas border in the north. I’m 50+ yrs old and I consider myself Texan first then American. We are for the most part patriotic to our country but we absolutely love our state and out state pride is off the chart!

[@toodlescae]

I live in Conroe too...lol.

[@Chris-kk6cw]

I live in Willis

[@Dieg0Marteen]

I consider you as human

[@JDams572]

Born and raised in Conroe, Texas! (Home of Marcus Luttrell btw!)

[@barryrims9098]

Love you Texas from NY!

[@vcwloves9864]

I travel alot out of country and when people ask me where I'm from, I always say Texas!!! I never answer the USA first, not out of a lack of patriotism for my country, but out of pride for my state! It's a Texas thing!

[@dard4642]

Dallas born, Houston raised. I got my first apartment when I was 19 (1989). There was a bar a few blocks away and, pretty regularly, a relatively unknown band called Pantera played there. Pantera is from the Dallas area so it makes sense that they would be Cowboys fans. In fact, they are from Arlington, Texas which is where the Dallas Cowboys play their games.

[@kingunited94]

The woodlands is very nice. That’s where some Houston Texans players live

[@spddracer]

The Woodlands is quite nice indeed.

[@tialapioneer7604]

Yeah been there a lot. Haven't been there in a while though.😔

[@ML-vf3hx]

If Texas were its own country, it would be 4th in the world for oil production behind only Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iraq (2019). Texas/Austin recently reached agreements with Samsung for a $10 billion chip factory and with Tesla for a Gigafactory. And I shouldn’t fail to mention that Houston is building a multi-billion dollar hub for biotechnology, which will go next to the Texas Medical Center - the largest concentration of hospitals in the world

[@Cruz_shooter]

I would move to Texas immediately, if I could. Extremely patriotic and I highly agree with most of the people there. I'm from West Tennessee but I'm not very happy with the government right now lol.

[@17_KonaFoST]

You or just about anyone else it seems like... fun fact. The most Google'd search this week was; What should I do if I regret voting for Biden(or something along those lines). 🤣🤣

[@victor75208]

But Tennessee is a red conservative state as well. What would be the point in moving besides bragging that you moved to Texas?

[@17_KonaFoST]

@@victor75208 because Texas.

[@tcockrell97]

Texas is like the Australia of America, & we're proud of it 🤠

[@thegreatalyssa]

A lot of people may tell you they are Texan but are not. I am Texan with one bloodline going back 200-hundred years in Texas. I'm also a citizen of an Indigenous nation in the US.

[@Billy.gen-X]

Pantera were huge Dallas Stars fan. They still play the song they made for them

[@SeanCarterCFH]

Only fight song proven to work 😤💯

[@JennRighter]

Elon Musk moved to Austin recently as well, just like Rogan. And while this certainly has to do with taxes for him as well, he’s building the largest of all of his Tesla factories just outside of Austin (creating many jobs, it opens in May). He’s also building an enormous park on the site that will be open to the public.

[@tialapioneer7604]

@Alex Winterborn You don't seem to know where Austin is.🤣

[@tialapioneer7604]

What type of park ?

[@tialapioneer7604]

@Alex Winterborn From no income tax to football games. I can see you don't like Texas at all and that's the only thing you managed to clear up.😊

[@Blvkwvlf]

He's opened the park so that his land can be designated as a protected area and receive government grants and more tax cuts. He's not doing some public service.

[@jjjj-cy3vz]

samsung is also building a massive chip factory in texas, which is something the united states doesnt produce almost at all. this means texas will pretty much corner that market within the united states through samsung.

[@dutreecegardner6100]

I am a lifelong Texan and what a lot people don't know is we were our own Country until recognized by the USA in 1837 leaving the Spanish, the Republic of Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836.

[@MS-wh5lt]

Did you know you can buy fireworks on March 2 now in our state!

[@ceci8556]

Hey, from Dallas. Not so proud of it lately, but you guys help relieve the stress. Keep it up, please, and thanks.

[@SeanCarterCFH]

You're not wrong, I'm in Garland 😑

[@ceci8556]

@@SeanCarterCFH I'm actually close by in Richardson. You could probably hear all the sobbing.

[@johnmichaelchance1151]

As a person who lives in Mississippi when I was young I visited my grandparents who lived in Texas every summer. It really is completely different and almost like a different country.

[@george217]

Weird fact. Texas has it's own electrical grid called ERCOT.

[@jmfdeadtothecore]

Brrrrrrr!

[@BinkyTheToaster]

The grid itself is operated by a company called Oncor. ERCOT is the Energy Reliability Council of Texas, the gov't org that sets the operations policy for Oncor.

[@gabysuazo7942]

Bad idea in hindsight lol

[@XAVIER4703]

Might wanna upgrade that grid

[@nate-404]

There is Texas and the some other states that aren't Texas which make up the US.

[@josephcantu3562]

As a lifelong texan. Texas comes first, then America.

[@josephcantu3562]

Eyyyy amd you used to live in the woodlands? Thats super close to me. Probably just a 45 minutes drive.

[@willvr4]

FYI Alaska is over 2x as big as Texas.

[@DoggieFosters]

Yep. I like to tell my very proud Texas neighbors (as I'm a transplant here), "Yep. Texas is big. Hey, you know, if we cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the third largest state?" 🤣

[@kodylangham]

@@DoggieFosters And if Dallas became it's own state it would still have a higher population than Alaska.

[@willvr4]

@@kodylangham The question was about land mass not population.

[@kodylangham]

@@willvr4 He made a joke, I made a joke, I don't see what the problem is?

[@willvr4]

@@kodylangham Joke? I wasn't offended by anything he said but I also have a super dark level of comedy and there was nothing funny there lol

[@JLCra87]

lol he says the majority of Texans wouldn't want independence. He must not be from the area I'm from lol. It's not a resounding call, but it's absolutely something I've always heard support for. Great review guys, always nice to get an outside perspective!

[@Femmefatale1990]

No talk about independence after the winter storm!

[@alexiakelley4245]

You mean wanting our own money we over pay in case of emergency? I swear, northerners are like an abusive spouse. “You give everything to me, you’re nothing without me. You’re trapped.”

[@FishGuy1983]

From Spring Texas....yall are awesome love the reactions and conversations.

[@FiveLugRacing]

My greats state of Texas! The only state to be a country before joining the states! Keep up the great work, Blokes. Don from San Antonio Texas.

[@Stevie8654]

Yeah a bunch of failed politicians squatting in a foreign country and taking part of it by force. So great.

[@actuallyken8874]

@@Stevie8654 you sound like you're from Oklahoma 😂

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Toyota and a ton of others just moved to Texas. We have no income tax and companies get HUGE tax breaks. The last secession poll had 60%+ of Texans wanting to leave the Union and Texit is a thing.

[@bigbake132]

Yeah a Japanese company. Texas should leave for sure, won't miss them.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

@@bigbake132 Considering Texas gives more money than it takes to the Feds you will miss them. Texas is one of the only states making money currently. Japanese company or not they pay taxes and employees. Also State Farm, Liberty Mutual, and a ton of other Fortune 500's moved to or are based in Texas. Hell Apple is moving most of their stuff to Austin.

[@bigbake132]

@@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo Your assuming their exact situation would remain the same as soon as they became independent. Things that they take for granted from the US would then have to be funded and they would be forced to raise taxes and the thing that made them attractive to move to/live in would no longer be applicable. Texas does NOT give more than they receive, quite the opposite lol. worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/donor-states

[@Andrew-qu7lq]

After the Civil War, the US had a number of laws and policies that negatively hit the southern states, and Texas government and politics is still heavily influenced from those after effects. The reason for the Texas electrical grid is so they could retain control and not have to adhere to federal laws and standards since it never crossed state lines (it does now, but that's why). For decades, even operating a bank branch in Texas was only allowed if the main central bank was in Texas, meaning no outside banks from other states were allowed until a state constitutional amendment allowed it in 1994.

[@amycortez2345]

Watching from Stephenville, Tx. - really enjoy y’all’s reaction videos!

[@fatandlagging5152]

were also allowed to make nukes and has the highest percent of retired vets that live here and im pretty sure we have one of the biggest air force bases here in the usa but i could be wrong on that one anyways yall have a good day/night

[@stuartdubbs9605]

To be fair during that time most us citizens in texas were relying on the agricultural industry that the south had because it's why they went there to begin with, to homestead.

[@yamemeguy4744]

@@blankHollowSpace god no that would be brutal for everybody

[@WestLightz]

@@blankHollowSpace LOL no you couldn't

[@michaelpeer1753]

Joint Base San Antonio is the largest joint base in the Department of Defense. Just to be clear, not the largest military base the US has, just the largest "joint base." In other words, multiple branches have operations there.

[@firstlast84]

@@omsonmn_inde6978 you are so cheesy. Jesus.

[@RGGomez-jc5sf]

Hi y'all. Just discovered you today: it started with a Dave Chappelle reaction, that led to 4-5 Bill Burr reactions (and I noted one of you wearing an Astros cap, my team) which led to the All the States video, which led to this, a bit about my home state. I will tell you Texas is unusual. Couldn't possibly explain it all with any brevity, since because of its size and geographic location, it crosses many bounds, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic. I've spent a lot of time in Europe (I'm a Germanist by training, historical linguist) and although I really enjoyed it and found it also extremely varied and ancient, it really made me appreciate Texas--not just Houston, where I live, or the Rio Grande Valley where I was born, or Galveston and South Padre Island, where I fish--but all the many cultural enclaves that no matter how different they may be (Mexican, German, Czech, French, African, Indigenous) everyone equally takes pride in being from here. I would say that generally, there's no need to secede because secession already exists in our hearts and minds: like many, I'd declare myself a Texan first before anything else. This is especially true for many Mexican-Americans whose people have been here for 3 centuries when this was a Mexican territory and state, Coahuila y Tejas, and fought alongside the many Anglo people who came here and fought for Texas independence from Mexico. It's great and I hope all three of you could make it here someday. We'll throw you a nice party and barbecue. Cheers for the great videos! Subscribed.

[@thoyson2562]

Dude when you said Pantera I immediately subbed

[@dreamweaver1603]

I love the band Texas! That's your friend? I was intrigued when I first heard them way back in the early 1990s, but I kept listening because they're good.

[@xdtrigger]

You guys should check out how Roy Benavidez's earned the MOH.

[@kevinak-d1x]

Grew up in Houston as a child moved to the woodlands as an adult.. voted best city in Texas to live in!

[@thereal_sxvxge137]

Texas , San Antonio love the vids ❤️💯✅

[@JDams572]

Oh wow The Woodlands!?! I grew up around there! 242/Needham rd across 45 from College Park!

[@spence7256]

i'm from a city right next to the woodlands! that's awesome

[@oldmanballer5088]

Yeah we are in Conroe!

[@gregcable3250]

We have counties, also (Louisiana has Parishes). My home state, Pennsylvania, has 67 counties. Each county then also has its own government the structure of which varies across states.

[@davidbruce5524]

this BS of standing up to the US military always makes me laugh... of course Texas couldn't repulse a full scale attack... but (like we have found in the past) Occupation would make Afghanistan look like a cake walk... you know how many men can make a single kill shot at 400+ yds here in Texas?... It would be a snipers paradise for anyone to try and occupy Texas... no gun battles.. just the single shot for the kill and then melt away into the background.. repeated hundreds of times per night all over Texas

[@robclem8407]

Native Texan. From North East Texas 20 yrs, lived in DFW area 27 years, currently in Houston area for 3 years. Great thing about Texas...you can buy a grand 3000 square foot house for $400,000 in Texas. In California or New York it will be 3-4 times the price. You get far more value for your money in Texas. Texas is a huge state with many different terrains; Plains, Piney Woods, Hill Country, Desert, Mountains, and Coastal areas. Drive through Texas. You’ll see more Texas flags than American flags. We love our country, but we love Texas more.

[@dirtyjerde13]

Texas loves themself but they also are one of the most USA patriotic states

[@quintinallen7219]

I don't think any state has people so proud of it as Texas. The Texas flag is everywhere. I was born and raised in New York but I'm not sure I could pick the state flag out of a lineup. It's also pretty much self-sufficient. Business is done at the local level whenever possible. It pretty much IS it's own country.

[@bl18ce99]

TY.

[@ViolentKisses87]

Texas Lawmakers are about to vote on "If they think there is a legal avenue to independence" This is expected to pass. Then will come the second vote of If Texas should Texit. Which is anyone's guess how that will go.

[@dylanholman3]

Texas is so up it’s own ass haha. Texans are extremely proud of being from Texas. They are also very patriotic and love America, but they definitely love themselves too

[@Paool]

There are more talks these days about texas secession including from some law makers in the state congress. There is a movement that is having rallies and speeches across the state to build support

[@Diddykonga]

As a Texan, there are many of us that wouldn't allow that to happen, they can preach and reee all they want as is their rights.

[@Uncle_Sterfry]

The Dallas stars theme/goal song was made by Pantera just for them.

[@CharlieRogers50]

No state income taxes either. Woot.

[@janehartsock701]

You would need taxes if you were an independent nation. You’d not be getting help from the US. Also what would happen if Mexico wanted the land back? Would Texas be able to keep its National Guard or does the NG belong to the US Army? Also they talk about all those companies...would they stay in Texas seeing they’re US companies?

[@404Dannyboy]

@@janehartsock701 Actually Texas gives more to the fed than they take, they are basically the only southern state to do so. The reason Texas doesn't need income tax is that htey have a relatively high VAT and they get a lot of money from oil.

[@janehartsock701]

@@404Dannyboy agree ...right now. But repairing infrastructure, monitoring borders including the coast (you would have to have your own Coast Guard), buying military supplies (tanks, boats, weapons, jets, etc) not including personnel, and establishing treaties take money. LOTS of money.

[@notechb0ss2.05]

@@404Dannyboy Texas isn't a southern state. The demographics of Texas fit much more with western states such as Colorado, California, New Mexico, and Arizona as opposed to the South.

[@404Dannyboy]

@@notechb0ss2.05 As someone who lives in Colorado and has lived in Texas I would say you are 1/3rd right. Texas is largely its own thing but the east is definitely southern and the northwest is definitely more New Mexico/Southern Colorado (which is culturally different from front range Denver Colorado). Central and southern Texas though is just Texan in culture in my opinion and that is definitely closer to southern than southwestern though not completely either. There is a good deal of truth in the naming of that famous Austin Texas music festival, South by Southwest.

[@katherinetepper-marsden38]

Yeah, that Texas grid screwed us when we got a freak winter snowstorm. No power for many for a week.

[@menolikey_]

The office blokes react to facts about Manchester.

[@hertzer2000]

They would still have the same amount of tigers.

[@jamesrecon14]

We now have HP in the Spring/woodlands area. It just keeps growing.

[@KLAVESWORLD]

It’s coming soon. The US needs Texas. Not the other way around. Issue is also Texas would not be alone. Many would follow and beg to join us!

[@cckmanofsteel2393]

What people mockingly call "flyover country" would join. People that live in cities don't understand where their food comes from.

[@Cam-zb7ut]

I’m sorry being from New England (Boston) I wouldn’t want to join Texas if they split up my cousins live there and would move up here if they left I’d honestly be happy so We don’t have to visit eachother via plane

[@Cam-zb7ut]

@@cckmanofsteel2393 also New England could supply itself were the number 1 cranberry producer in the country top 5 apple producer top 5 peach producer and have some of the largest cow farms in the country including cabbot and all the dairy farms Ben and Jerry’s uses for their ice cream comes from farms in Vermont

[@cckmanofsteel2393]

@@Cam-zb7ut hahahahaha damn that is first rate comment. By the way, apparently cranberries are inedible without adding a ton of sugar?

[@dutreecegardner6100]

Only the RACIST states

[@Nicholas-HTX]

Texas pride! I'm from Houston as well. The Woodlands area is beautiful. Lots of memories at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion.

[@cronic8596]

i use to sell weed to dime bag from pantera back in the 90`s rest in peace dime bag

[@Hanson511]

I see Dave just going to South Dakota. owning 200 acres of land and just sitting on his porch in a rocking chair with a rifle. never shoots it. polishes it from time to time but just taking in the vast plain lands and being content with life.

[@robertdysonn]

Texas is not our biggest state… Alaska is 20% of the United States total landmass.

[@rachelmiller9280]

Yes, they said that they were talking about population, economy etc.

[@rachelmiller9280]

@Channon Legier Now I'm depressed too much to think about...lol

[@devilreject6878]

@Channon Legier Texas is more powerful than you think, lets say we went to war with the US.. We would either lose or drag the war on to a draw, we have the largest military bases in the US and we have the largest air national guard forces out of all the others, and i believe we still have the only national guard special forces as well, add to the fact that Texans love Texas so much that millions will volunteer to fight for our country... So yes the US is more powerful and will eventually win but it will be so bloody that you can't really call it a victory... And as for the restrictions you said the US would slap on us to weaken us... We can just as easliy ignore them and sell our resources to other countries, we would easily get enough foreign support to at least make the united states back off a bit...

[@rachelmiller9280]

@Channon Legier I do love Texas but I have a problem with the nativism and all the ugliness that goes with it.

[@IThinkNot62]

Texas is going Blue, Sad!!

[@hbkslazyeye8865]

The people of Texas are TEXAN first then American second, proud of their country but deeply proud of their republic state I live in the woodlands it really is a wonderful place to live from middle class on up

[@wallacebarnes2391]

Yea, it's weird lol. It's Texas first, then america 2nd in just about everything. texans will often adhere to a texan "rule" over an american rule

[@kennycar5683]

My dad used to say "Never ask a man where he's from, if he's from Texas he'll tell you. If he's not, he's too ashamed to admit it."

[@em.415]

Caveat, there are downsides to the lack of taxes in Texas. Look at the disaster that just happened with the statewide snowstorm. They don't invest in infrastructure. Also the independent electrical grid. Many people froze to death.

[@g2D1]

fun fact about Texas: Texas has the most registered guns, with 588,696. Another fun fact : The United States is ranked number one globally when it comes to gun ownership. In a conventional war, the US civilian forces would be more than well equipped to bring on the pain. The Texas National guard is the second largest in US. Something that seldom comes up, Texans have a brotherly love with Louisiana. We share culture, food and music, and that is something we Texans don't share with Oklahoma and or Nebraska! Texans are also partial to the enchantment state of New Mexico.

[@brentparks3669]

Texas wouldn’t be alone as many state would follow them and form a new union or republic. And the majority of these United States would be in that union.

[@BriellaSornFonte]

In Texas if a neighborhood is next to a airport you don’t get taxed too, I’m not sure if it’s like that in other states. You can also live very well off of 70,000 too.

[@wesalker3479]

There's a shitload of people that would LOVE to see Calimexafornia secede . . . . .

[@samcalven12]

Then Red states will go real poor hungry fast. The government will dry up

[@Yugioh420]

@@samcalven12 clearly you haven't seen hungry games. Because if any state tried leaving the union. That would likely be the result. The states that tried to leave would lose badly and then the government would strip them of pretty much all human rights and they would be the colonies working for the union and earning rashons to survive all while at the control of the government

[@Yugioh420]

And the second that was attempted there would be an equally large shit load of dead people when government started dropping bombs on civilians who dont have access to the same types of munitions.

[@samcalven12]

@@Yugioh420 California is the 5th largest economy in the world if it were a country on its own. Texas has the second largest state economy in the U.S. which would place it as 11th if it were a country. California also produces food almost 3x that as several Red states. California has trade with more major economies. California and many other blue states give more to the federal government than it receives back, compared to many red states that give very little but gain much more in return.

[@Yugioh420]

@@samcalven12 yes and the us military has bfg's, snipers, and big ass bombs that can flatten all that in a matter of seconds while there sitting in Washington or camp david getting a bj and smoking a cigar. So what's your point?

[@gabbyg09]

Texan here 🙋🏻‍♀️ My favorite bumper sticker “Hi. I’m from Texas. What country are you from?”

[@MapManLK]

Mother, brother, sister. . .all Texans. All insufferable. LOL

[@mikecalderon5251]

Yes, Pantera are big Cowboys fans. They are also big Dallas Stars fans, (hockey). They wrote a song for the Stars that played when they entered the ice. You can imagine how intimidating that would sound! 😉

[@MrKewlasme2003]

Texas is the greatest country in the US!!!

[@alaneskew2664]

But remember folks, Texas wasn't supposed to leave Mexico, we did anyway. Those agreements are just paper, the US government isn't holding up their end these days. Read the preamble of the declaration of independence, that's all the reason we need to leave.

[@bobbyboyd85]

I would say the majority of my friends including Myself. Texas first and the rest of America comes second.

[@actuallyken8874]

This is correct

[@etcjr17]

thats not true

[@leahclayfield7271]

weird

[@leahclayfield7271]

also cringe

[@firstlast84]

That's the way it is in almost every state if you were born and raised there. Not sure why Texans think being patriotic about your state makes you super special.

[@CR-kr9cs]

I live near the woodlands, just north of it. I love it here

[@JeffreyMarlowTravelAgent]

Texas used to be its own country, prior to the Mexican American War. Their flag had one big star in the middle, which is why it’s called “the Lone Star State. “

[@louie115]

I was born and raised in the republic of Texas and still live here!

[@kikebautista2110]

This is nonesense. Texas has these numbers because is a region of the US. Without being part of the US Texas or other region of any other country in the world wouldnt have those same numbers. Put a border and not being part of a 360 millions internal market or with restrictions in trading, etc and will see how it would be. Anyone believes that any EU country would be as richer as it is now if wouldnt have acces to the single market and the benefits of being part of the EU? Of course not.

[@christaylor3409]

Wrong, you let us be our own country again, and all that numbers go up by at LEAST 50%

[@kikebautista2110]

@@christaylor3409 Please dont be delusional and embarrass yourself by saying nonsenses.

[@christaylor3409]

@@kikebautista2110 well, it's clear where you're not from...

[@sandyleach177]

Pantera was from Arlington Texas which is one part of the Dallas metropolitan. So they probably were fans of The Dallas Cowboys.

[@kimmjohnston4744]

Texas is where the original spirit of the United States can still be found. "FU" is the State motto in spirit and execution. No pun intended.