About that Texas can split into four states thing

[james_davis_nicoll]

Which piece was to have kept the name Texas? What would the lesser fragments have been called?

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[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

We've never actually gotten that far in our thinking :)

[grimjim.livejournal.com]

Five states.
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texas.asp

Also from that link:

Although the provisions of the Texas Annexation document allowing for the creation of four additional states are popularly regarded as a unique curiosity today, they were largely superfluous. Article IV, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution already specifically provided for the formation of new states through the junction or division of existing states

That would be one heck of a way to Gerrymander the Senate.

[kynn.livejournal.com]

T, E, X, and As.

[inkylj.livejournal.com]

I assume the pieces would be Red Texas, Yellow Texas, Green Texas, Blue Texas, and Black Texas, and they would be allowed to reform into a super-state in the case of giant alien attack.(Oklahoma would be the sword.)

[joenotcharles.livejournal.com]

The Republic of Texas, the People's Republic of Texas, the Democratic Republic of Texas, and the Democratic People's Republic of Texas.

[rosefox]

Among my poly friends in the UK, there is a naming convention: one's own Simon or David is called "Simon" or "David", and one uses nicknames for other people's Simons and Davids. (I believe one person was concurrently involved with two Davids and a Simon for a time, which caused much consternation.) Using this naming convention, I think each of the states would call itself Texas and would have nicknames for the other four: Big Tex, Little Tex, East Tex, Those Fucking Hippies in Austin, etc.

[pbrim.livejournal.com]

I know at one time at least, a bigger question holding the state together was "Who would get the Alamo?" I'm not so sure it's still so important. On the other hand, who would get the oil fields would be a bigger question.

[carloshasanax.livejournal.com]

The obvious solution would be partition and annexation, like Poland or (better yet) Prussia.

[bunsen-h.livejournal.com]

Southfarthing, Eastfarthing, Westfarthing, Northfarthing?

[spikebrennan.livejournal.com]

There has a theory that this has already happened, and the states are Texas proper, New Mexico (east of the Rio Grande), Colorado (same), Kansas (western part) and Oklahoma (panhandle). The original Texas panhandle stuck as far north as Wyoming, but who cares.

[whumpdotcom.livejournal.com]

Swamp, Hurricane, Desert, "America's Team," SxSW Interactive

[matgb]

Turtledove, in that "what if secession had happened" alt history series, called the bit that the US recaptured "Houston" IIRC, but beyond that I've no idea. It should definitely happen though, I'm a fan of large units subdividing.

[rpresser.livejournal.com]

Texas, Exast, Xaste, Astex, and Stexa.