Well, that's the word on the streets but it ain't actually true. There is no such provision is in the Texas or the US Constitution. However, it is a "free and independant state" subject only to the Constitution of the US. (Nothing else. Not congress, not Washington, not the President, JUST the constitution.)
That being said, Texas can secede
IF they wanted to because "
all political power is inherent in the people......they have at all times the inalienable right to alter their government in such manner as they might think proper."
So, if the people in Texas voted to secede, they could.
Texas Secession Facts - Texas Secede - TexasSecede.com
But they won't.
And even if they did, the US would be dropping bombs on Dallas and Houston quicker than a cat can lick it's butt. Can you imagine if Texas withdrew, what with all their refineries, oil, ports, etc? I doubt the US would allow that. The US would implode without Texas.
Some less educated folks regard Texas as a bunch of tumbleweed towns with cowboys totin' six-guns and spittin' chewin' tobaccy. :rofl The more educated people know that Texas is a supreme cultural center with some of the best symphonies, ballet, universities, hospitals on the planet. I cringe when I see New Coup make a fool of himself, as he has been doing, on this thread. Ignorance is bliss I suppose. Maybe I'm just too compassionate. I just hate to see fellow posters make such fools of themselves. But what can I do about it? It's a free country. One can be as stupid as they choose to be I suppose. :roll:
PS..... Texas has the best lookin' women on the planet. In fact, I'd venture to say that Texas has probably had more Miss America winners than any other state in the union.