Would there be a Texas anthem?

Texas already has one. "Texas, Our Texas" has been the official state anthem since 1929, and it was written to sound like the anthem of a nation. An independent Texas would not need to commission a song. It would simply sing the one Texans have been singing for nearly a century, now as the anthem of a country.

The anthem is already written, and already official

Texans do not have to imagine a future anthem, because the song exists and has for generations. "Texas, Our Texas," by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright, was adopted as the official state song by the Texas Legislature in 1929, chosen through a statewide competition. Its words already carry the spirit of a nation: it salutes the "freeborn single star" and calls out the Alamo and San Jacinto by name. This is not a tune that needs to grow into the role. It was built for it.

It was always meant to sound like a national anthem

The song has long been treated as more than a state ditty. As the book notes, "Texas, Our Texas" has served as the de facto national anthem of Texas, sung with the gravity of an anthem at ceremonies and gatherings across the state. Texans already stand for it. The only thing independence changes is the title that sits above it: from state anthem to the anthem of the Republic. The melody, the words, and the meaning stay exactly as they are.

The decision belongs to Texans, and the answer is obvious

Formally adopting a national anthem would be a decision for the government Texans elect, and we will not put words in its mouth. But the practical answer writes itself. A song that has carried Texas pride for nearly a hundred years, that already names the battles that made Texas, and that Texans already treat as their anthem is the natural choice. If a future Texas ever revisited the question, it would be choosing from a position of cultural wealth, not starting from a blank page.

An anthem is identity you can hear

A national anthem is one of the simplest, most powerful symbols a country has, the sound of a people standing together. Texas already has that sound, recognized and sung statewide. Most aspiring nations would have to write one and hope it takes hold. Texas would walk into independence with an anthem already loved, already learned, and already its own.

The bottom line

Yes. "Texas, Our Texas" has been the official Texas anthem since 1929, it was written to sound like a nation's anthem, and Texans already treat it as one. Independence would change its title, not its tune.