Joke or real

[donecweb]

Does Texas have what it takes to survive as a Republic?

1. NASA is just south of Houston , Texas . We will control the space industry.

2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States .

3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas ," will take on a whole new meaning.

4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years.
5. Natural Gas - Again we have all we need and it's too bad about those other States. John Kerry will have to figure out a way to keep them warm....

6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications--small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Miconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
7. Medical Care - We have the largest research centers for cancer research the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. Dallas has some of the best hospitals in the United States .

8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: University of Texas , Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston , Baylor, UNT ( University of North Texas ), Texas Women's University, etc.
9. We have a ready supply of workers. We could just open the border when we need more.

10. We have essential control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance,etc.

11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over Chuck Norris and a couple of Texas Rangers.
12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don't need any food.

[Andy]

Real - I host most of my sites in Texas since it is the most robust state IMO. Also gotta support Tex Bev

[donecweb]

Real - I host most of my sites in Texas since it is the most robust state IMO. Also gotta support Tex Bev

Being from Texas I appreciate your opinion and the funny thing about that list is that most of it is true or was it is an old list.

[Andy]

If I lived in America, I would feel most vulnerable if I was living in the middle of a big city where I couldn't easily hide in the woods (so to speak), the city may be a prime military objective (for enemies) and any civil unrest would be on my door step.