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The "Times" article is long on opinion and short on facts, which is not unusual. It cites the views of a few extremists. I don't know of any responsible Texas leader (political, education, business, religious, etc.) who seriously supports succession from the United States. Even the governor's comments were taken out of context. According to the article 116,000 Texans have signed a petition supporting succession. The population of Texas is approximately 25.7 million. Of this number 72.9 per cent or approximately 18.7 million are over 18 years of age and, therefore, are old enough to vote. This means that 62/100s of one per cent of those Texans over 18 supposedly have signed the petition, knew what they were signing, and were cognizant of the implications of withdrawing from the United States.  Some of the comments from forum participants reflect a profound ignorance of Texas. I suspect that a significant number of them have never spent any serious time in Texas. If they had they might know that Texas is not unique in permitting people to carry concealed handguns; at least 32 other states permit them. Or they might know that Sam Houston opposed succession and retired from public life when Texas left the union. An independent Texas would not likely name a train after him. Most Texans don't care about Amtrak. If it went away tomorrow, most of them would not even know that it is gone. Or care! Amtrak does not own any property in Texas. The stations are owned by the cities where it calls, with the exception of Taylor, where the property is owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. Amtrak operates over hoist railroads in Texas; it does not own any track in the Lone Star state.
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