Brexit, Texit, and the American Tradition: Why The Case for Texas Secession Deserves To Be Heard

British voters’ June decision to withdraw from the European Union in a move popularly known as “Brexit” – a nifty fusion of British and exit – has apparently reinvigorated discussion of Texas secession, particularly in online circles. Prime evidence of this is that in the wake of the UK referendum, the Brexit-inspired (but indisputably better-sounding) hashtag #Texit promptly cruised to the top of Facebook’s trending feed – which it proceeded to dominate for several days.