Texans want to be free of Federal controls. What is the downside of secession?

Texas politicians at the top ignore medical advice from the CDC, Dr. Fauci, and the WHO

Even their own medical experts warn COVID is still dangerous but they keep opening up so more people catch COVID which gives COVID a better chance to mutate into a version which is deadlier, transmits more easily, and may not be stopped by any of the vaccines, even the J&J vaccine which is known to be highly effective against the fastest spreading variant, the so called UK COVID.

That might be fine Texas was a separate country and Texans didn’t flit around the country like residents of every other state and commonwealth.

We know COVID is mutating and the mutations are dangerous. We also know if the virus doesn't replicate in human bodies it can't mutate. So Texas politicians say OK, lets help COVID spread!

We still have 1,500 dead Americans each day due to COVID and largely due to a refusal to take common sense safety measures - far better to blame Democrats than fix the problem. Dead people can't vote you out of office anyway.

POWER

Texas refused to join the “national” grid in the 30’s when it was instituted because of the giant hydroelectric systems such as Hoover Dam and the TVA.

Joining would require the Texas power generators to obey federal regulations such as how the grid is designed and what safety measures are included to prevent what just happened in Texas which included home and business owners facing $10,000 electric bills vs perhaps $300 a year ago.

Texas wouldn’t have been required to help their neighbors except in small amounts and during extreme conditions such as Texas is experiencing these past three weeks.

Texas would also be assisted during such a crisis, the way neighbors are doing right now although not very well because the Texas grid isn't integrated with the rest of the country.

Independence - GREAT,

BUT In 2016 Texas’ second largest income source was grants from the Federal Government.

So much for complete independence (a.k.a. Heads I win, tails you lose - that is, give me benefits of being in the union but don’t expect us to help out others.)

During and after hurricane Harvey the U.S. “Coast Guard deployed 2,060 personnel, 50 aircraft, 75 boats and 29 cutters, rescuing 11,022 people and 1,384 pets. FEMA assigned 28 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from across the nation to deploy to Texas to assist state and local agencies with the lifesaving mission.” FEMA.

So, what is the downside of Texas getting what they apparently want there - let Texas petition to secede. Except when they face a disaster that is what they insist they want.

Sure, they produce oil, let them, we can buy from Texas just like every other country we buy from.

If they petitioned for independence I bet Texas could get a nearly unanimous vote. 

I don’t hate Texas or Texans. I just want to give them what they want.

Personally, I would help them pack.