What If Texas Was A Country? The Energy Capital Of The World
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"Remember the Alamo!" is a common phrase today for one reason: Texans' proud heritage as a brief independent country. In the mid 1800s, Texas successfully revolted against the Mexican government and formed a government where it was recognized by countries around the world. Today, Texas is part of the greater United States where it is one of the most powerful and successful states in the country. So what if Texas was a country today instead?
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Some errors in this video: in the famous painting depicting Santa Anna's surrender to Sam Houston, the man lying on the ground is not Santa Anna, but Sam Houston: Houston was wounded in the battle. The man standing with white trousers and a blue coat is Santa Anna. Also, Texas now has over 30 million people.
Ukraine, had 33 millio people 2 or 3 years ago.
Now, less the 20 million .
My family came from Llanes Spain in 1752 and settled in Starr County Texas and still live on the landed granted to them. The Guerra’s of South Texas have light skin and a few have blue eyes. They consider themselves Tejanos not Mexican. Great video
Land granted to them?
How
@@kazi_the_wood_fire Likely land granted to them by the Spanish Empire to settle the land.
Their neither Mexican or Tejano they are American 🤷♂️
@@Alejandro_Torress I would rather call "Americans" only the natives, instead... all the others are just europeans (and later on africans, asians, etc...) who went to the Americas
That is Sam Houston under the tree. He was shot in the leg in the battle. Santa Anna is the one in blue.
The size comparisons are all wrong here: Texas is 2.5 times the size of NZ not smaller than it. That is, NZ is only 40% the size of Texas. And if Texas were a country it would rank around 39th not 77th. What else is wrong in the video? I didn't bother to check.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area
He got a lot of things wrong.
may be this could be a silly mistake, confusing square kilometers with squared miles... it can happen. He took the square miles for Texas but then he considered square km for NZ.
The video is still very good
Please do a video where if USA states where shaped like USA watersheds
With all the crap happening in the US today I wouldn't mind one bit if Texas gained independence. I have lived here for all of my life and I will not leave. Ever. My family has been here since the 1820s before Texas was independent from Mexico.
Im from iowa and im with you. We just need the states beteween rockies and mississipi
I don't understand at 7:20. Texas is bigger than all of those countries.
he confused square miles (taken for TX) with squared km (taken for NZ and Gabon)
Hey man looks like you used the incorrect measurements for the size of Texas, you used its size in square miles but the other 4 countries you compared its size to in square kilometers. Then numbers themselves are similar but the actual area represented is more than double you stated.
Remember the commercials from the 1980s, "Texas, it's like a whole other country"
Texas was a country.
ohhhhh i figured u would of had a texas one by now but glad im early
If we did leave, what would happen to Social Security?
Unfortunately we can't become our own country but our constitution says we can become five separate states.
I keep wondering about some issues that What If glossed over a bit. One is all the military bases in Texas. Would the US govt keep all those military bases in those locations? And if so, what types of treaties or relationships would have to be in place? If not, relocating them would would cause a lot of unemployment or relocation. Second is about the DFW and Houston airports. Both are major hubs for flights for American Airlines (DFW) and United (Houston), now those would both be international. Logistically flying the planes wouldn't be a major issue but the operations and regulations might be an issue. Third is border control. Not only would Texas now be responsible for the border with Mexico but also they (and the US) would have to setup border checkpoints at New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Texas would also have to setup their equivalent of US government functions like the FAA, FCC, DHS, Food and Drug, and even military among other functions. They may create treaties with the US to use some government functions they wouldn't need to replicate like the National Weather Service but it would definitely be complicated. Another issue that comes to mind is all of the corporations that are headquartered in Texas that would now have a different relationship to the US. Would the US place different rules on American Airlines now that it is a foreign corporation? What about the NFL teams (admittedly lower on the priority list)? And then also the population? Might there be a massive inflow and outflow of people who would either want to "sign up" with this new country or keep their allegiance with the US? We'll probably never really find out but there are a helluva lot of issues.
I say let's try it. Then build the wall.
Wish you had put GDP per capita rank
New Hampshire has an independence movement that is stronger and further along than Texit. There is a lot of support from state reps comparatively speaking anyway and the entire 400 member state house actually debated and voted on it once already just last year. It's not likely to go anywhere for a while, but there are bills to create a plan of action this year being introduced as that is what the reps were mostly concerned about.
Yea, that independent energy grid held up great a couple years ago when you guys got an inch of snow 😆
Forgot Fort Worth
One correction.
In the painting of the Surrender of Santa Anna, you pointed your arrow at General Sam Houston. Not at Santa Anna, who was the one standing in the blue shirt.
hi
What if Ohio was it own country
It would suck
@@jeremybarcelo6486 shut up JERemy
*were
San Jacinto is pronounced by locals with a hard “J”; rather than an “H”. I did not know it was called the Goose Creek Oil Field. I remember seeing a lot of remnants of it when I was a kid in the 70s. These remnants are now gone.
No it wouldn't
Amigo?
If Texas leaves, the US would be in a state of turmoil for such to occur. Political instability or civil war, coup d’état, nuclear attack, serous economic issues.
Texas would have lots of domestic issues to sort out then. If it’s people wanted a similar quality of life, they might have to transition to a more European-like welfare state, hope the US or other newly independent nations don’t levy taxes and tariffs and sanctions, bet on the same economic prosperity in other nations and states, or get closer ties with Latin America.
Could Texas protect itself
successfully?
They would lose all US military bases and the border patrol, and have to employ their own. Plus a fence around Texas.
OMG
What if Texas "was" a country?
Guess what, it "WAS" a country.
Do you mean "What if Texas 'WERE' a country?"???
By the way, it's also not "AMOUNT" of people, which you CONSTANTLY state.
It's "NUMBER" of people, ALWAYS.
What if Ohio was an independent republic
🧐😅
If Colorado was independent.
Surprisingly to most, if Ohio was an independent nation, it would have a top 25 world economy. Colorado ranked as a world nation is down further in the 40’s. With a GDP of just over half of Ohio’s.
@@Kemmissioner Ohio is insanely strong and no one realizes it
LatinX 😂
WTF
With the border open to illegal immigrants. Texas is definitely bound to become a country for certain amount of time
Energy capital? 🤣
Yes, Texas is a HUGE oil producer, the panhandle area is also one the windiest areas in the world and massive windmill farms dot the region, Amarillo Texas was also known as the Helium Captial of the world. Educate yourself
Texas was in the Confederacy which could have been independent today.
Would Texas and the rest of the United States be better off as separate entities?
Is Canada better off as a country or would it be better as a state?
I live in Texas if Texas wants to secede from United States but that will change everything becoming a Independent Republic and it’s own great economic powerhouse
Well, if Texas leaves, the US would be in a state of turmoil for such to occur. Political instability or civil war, coup d’état, nuclear attack, serous economic issues. Texas would have lots of domestic issues to sort out then. If it’s people wanted a similar quality of life, they might have to either have a more European-like welfare state, hope the US or other newly independent nations don’t levy taxes and tariffs and sanctions, bet on the same economic property in other nations and states, or get closer ties with Latin America.
Texas only has a significate cache only in the US. What international it has is due to Calif/Hollywood.
😂😂😂 Cali can’t stand the fact Texas is succeeding.
Texas is international off the back of Texas not cali
@@TheAnomics1 Typical provincial attitude.
I'd be quite happy to see Texas as an independent country again, America would be better off.
As a Texan, I also want Texas Independence. The US is a whole Circus nowadays
More like Texas would be better off.
@@forestwoman If you say so...
This guy is clueless and woke.
I will subscribe to your chennel.