<<Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union.>>
Got to have a civil war first. 44% of Texans voted for Obama. Contrary to the myths, not all Texans are inbred ignorants. I assume that it will be Hispanics, minorities, and the educated against the stupid godbots. Just hope Mexico doesn't decide to "liberate" their former territory as well.
No one would miss Texas. The problem comes with the nukes. 20 minutes after Texas left, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington DC, and New England would disappear. 20 minutes after that and the Gulf Coast would start around Kansas. 500 years later, a new Columbus would rediscover the New World and find a race of very large, very intelligent cockroaches.