In the Media
The case for Texas independence has been argued on the front pages of the world's press. This is a curated archive of coverage of the Texas Nationalist Movement and TEXIT, from wire services and national magazines to the international and Texas press. Every entry links to the original article.
- 112
- Selected pieces of coverage, each linked to the original
- 81
- Distinct outlets, across the U.S., Europe, and beyond
- 696,600
- Texan supporters behind the movement the press is covering
A selection of the outlets in the archive
- Reuters
- The Atlantic
- CNBC
- Forbes
- The Washington Post
- Los Angeles Times
- Texas Monthly
- Politico
- The Boston Globe
- Chicago Tribune
- Newsweek
- Fox News
- The Hill
- Rolling Stone
- France 24
- Le Figaro
Not a fringe story.
Texas independence has been covered seriously from the right and the left, in print and on air. When a question draws sustained coverage across the whole spectrum, it has left the fringe.
- From the right
- Reason, Newsmax, Fox Business, Breitbart, The Daily Caller
- From the left
- NPR, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Slate
The story didn’t stay in Texas.
Texas independence has been reported far beyond the United States, across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. Every highlighted country has carried the story in its own press.
Twenty-two countries have carried the story, from the Americas to Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Each highlighted country’s coverage appears in the dated timeline below.
Texas independence has also drawn television, radio, and digital interviews abroad that aren’t published as a linkable article, including NHK (Japan), WION (India), BNR Nieuwsradio (Netherlands), Newstalk (Ireland), Anadolu Agency (Turkey), Blinx (United Arab Emirates), and NTN24 (Colombia).
2026
3 stories
2025
4 stories
NewsweekAugust 30, 2025
Texas Nationalists Urge Break After Map 'Political Warfare'
NewsweekApril 3, 2025
Texas Independence Group Says 'Big Tech' Silencing Texit Push
NewsweekMarch 13, 2025
Texas Could Get Its Own Currency Under New Proposal
NewsweekFebruary 5, 2025
Texas independence movement takes “foundational step”
2024
21 stories
Reason MagazineOctober 13, 2024
Secession Is Back in Style in Texas
Daily MailAugust 8, 2024
Texas secessionist savages 'delusional' Dr. Phil for denying America's looming civil war
ZeroHedgeAugust 3, 2024
The Civil War Didn’t ‘Settle’ The Question Of State Secession
Daily MailJune 25, 2024
Texas secessionist reveals the FIVE states he's working with to break up America
NettavisenJune 22, 2024
De vil ta Texas ut av USA: – Vi gir aldri opp
ZeroHedgeJune 8, 2024
New Texas GOP Platform Calls For Secession Vote, Resistance To Federal Infringements
San Antonio CurrentJune 7, 2024
Texas GOP adds secession to party's 2024 official platform
Reality Check RadioApril 5, 2024
Daniel Miller on the campaign for an independent Republic of Texas and the breakup of the US federal government
Fox NewsMarch 23, 2024
Texas secessionist says shocking footage of migrants surging border 'moved the needle' for 'TEXIT' support
The Epoch TimesMarch 18, 2024
Illegal Immigration Fueling State Secession Movements, Though It’s Not the Only Big Issue
France 24February 28, 2024
With 'Texit,' some want to make Texas a country, again
Longview News-JournalFebruary 28, 2024
Inside Texit: Stymied by state GOP, Texas secessionists plot party takeover
Dallas ExpressFebruary 18, 2024
Granite State Rep Talks TEXIT Support
San Antonio CurrentFebruary 13, 2024
Texas Nationalist Movement demands Gov. Greg Abbott hold special session to discuss 'TEXIT'
B92February 1, 2024
That's it? America is torn apart
New York PostJanuary 31, 2024
Texas secessionist claims ‘Texit’ getting ‘closer’ amid border dispute
GB NewsJanuary 31, 2024
Texas secessionist claims 'Texit' is getting closer as US border woes boil over
The Texas TribuneJanuary 30, 2024
Texas’ border standoff ignites calls for secession
Faro di RomaJanuary 24, 2024
Stati Uniti. Ritorna la voglia di Indipendenza dello Stato del Texas
La Voce di New YorkJanuary 24, 2024
Scontro aperto tra Texas e Casa Bianca: tutta colpa del filo spinato anti-migranti
Kurier2024
Texit: Verlässt Texas jetzt die USA?
2023
18 stories
Dallas ObserverDecember 21, 2023
Here's Why the 'Texit' Secession Movement Is Celebrating This Month
The New York SunDecember 20, 2023
To Secede Or Not To Secede: The Texas Nationalist Movement and Two New Hampshire State Representatives Want To Take That Question to Voters
San Antonio CurrentDecember 19, 2023
Texas Nationalist Movement wastes time getting 'TEXIT' on Republican primary ballot
Corpus Christi Caller-TimesDecember 18, 2023
Texas Nationalist Movement wants secession vote during 2024 state Republican primary
Austin County NewsDecember 3, 2023
TEXIT Proposition Secures Place on Ballot: TNM Achieves Signature Goal for Texas GOP Primary Vote
The Texas TribuneNovember 15, 2023
Texas secessionists feel more emboldened than ever
MARCAMarch 10, 2023
¿Qué es el TEXIT? La propuesta para que Texas busque la independencia de Estados Unidos
Dallas ObserverMarch 10, 2023
A Local Texit Battle: Self-Governance or 'Seditious Treason'?
Houston ChronicleMarch 7, 2023
Texas secession bill filed by Republican near Dallas seeks vote on TEXIT, state's independence from US
New York PostMarch 7, 2023
‘TEXIT’: Lawmaker wants voters to decide Texas secession from U.S.
The New York SunMarch 7, 2023
Texas Lawmaker Calls for ‘TEXIT’ Vote for State To Secede From the Union
Daily ExpressMarch 7, 2023
Texans fight for independence from the US in 'Texit' referendum
The HillMarch 6, 2023
Texas lawmaker files ‘TEXIT’ bill to spur vote on exploring secession from US
Rolling StoneMarch 6, 2023
Texas Republican Introduces Bill Calling for Vote on Secession
NewsweekFebruary 28, 2023
States Bidding to Secede Respond to Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Divorce' Idea
Fox NewsFebruary 4, 2023
Texas secession movement president warns of Big Tech censorship after TikTok account suspended
The TexanJanuary 18, 2023
Paxton Files Brief Against Facebook’s Effort to Move ‘Texit’ Censorship Lawsuit to California
Texas MonthlyJanuary 5, 2023
How the Catalan Independence Movement Has Inspired Texan Secessionists
2022
7 stories
Verdens GangDecember 16, 2022
De vil ha en «Texit»: – La Texas styre Texas
Fox NewsDecember 2, 2022
Secession movements gain traction in US amid deepening political rifts: 'A long-standing problem'
Houston Public MediaNovember 18, 2022
Texas secessionists sue Facebook's parent company under social media censorship law that's yet to take effect
Dallas ObserverJuly 5, 2022
Some Texas Republicans Are Eyeing Secession. Experts Still Insist It Won't Work.
CauseurJune 30, 2022
Des Républicains du Texas favorables à une sécession de leur État
La Política OnlineJune 21, 2022
Texit: los republicanos de Abbott quieren un referéndum para independizarse de Estados Unidos
NPRJune 20, 2022
Texas GOP's new platform says Biden didn't really win. It also calls for secession
2021
13 stories
The HillNovember 8, 2021
Ted Cruz wants Texas to secede if 'things become hopeless' in the US
Dallas ObserverOctober 25, 2021
Lt. Gov. Candidate and Lone Star Separatist Daniel Miller Says Texas Has 'Electile Dysfunction'
Le FigaroOctober 4, 2021
Les indépendantistes texans rêvent du Texit
Courthouse News ServiceSeptember 18, 2021
Inside the movement for Texas independence
The IndependentJuly 15, 2021
Poll shows most Republicans in US south would back secession
Dallas ObserverApril 21, 2021
Texas Nationalists See Secession Looming. Does Anyone Else?
WELTMarch 10, 2021
Texas: Der Traum von der Abspaltung von den USA
The Epoch TimesFebruary 16, 2021
Texas Independence Movement Gains Momentum: Daniel Miller
Texas MonthlyFebruary 11, 2021
What the Newest Lone Star Secessionists Really Want
Spectrum NewsJanuary 27, 2021
State Rep. Kyle Biedermann Files “Texas Independence” Bill
The TexanJanuary 26, 2021
Biedermann Files Bill to Allow Texans to Vote on Secession, or ‘Texit’
The Boston GlobeJanuary 20, 2021
Inspired by some in Texas’ far-right, Wyoming GOP chair floats secession in wake of Capitol siege
The Dallas Morning NewsJanuary 19, 2021
Plano Republican legislator calls bill to let Texans vote on secession ‘anti-American’
2020
7 stories
Spectrum NewsDecember 31, 2020
Renewed Calls for “Texit” Are Growing. Will They Go Anywhere?
CBS AustinDecember 17, 2020
Texit movement calling for the state of Texas to secede from the United States
Los Angeles TimesDecember 13, 2020
Column: Are Republicans serious about a secession movement?
ForbesDecember 12, 2020
Texas GOP Chairman Slammed After Suggesting Secession From United States
Business InsiderDecember 11, 2020
'#Texit': A Texas state lawmaker says he will propose a referendum on seceding from the US because the 'federal government is out of control'
GoverningOctober 14, 2020
Is it Time for Texas and California to Leave the Union?
Reporting TexasJanuary 6, 2020
Texas Separatists Aim to Go Mainstream
2018
2 stories
2016
22 stories
The Dallas Morning NewsNovember 11, 2016
Trump's win not enough to quell Texit movement's secessionist urges
n-tvOctober 9, 2016
Cowboys proben den Aufstand: Texas träumt von der Unabhängigkeit
Houston ChronicleJuly 18, 2016
Texit, our Texit
PoliticoJuly 4, 2016
5 U.S. Independence Movements Inspired by Brexit
NBC NewsJune 30, 2016
Brexit Gives Hope to U.S. Secessionist Movements
El ConfidencialJune 27, 2016
¿Texit? Los independentistas de Texas buscan inspiración al otro lado del Atlántico
International Business Times UKJune 27, 2016
Brexit inspires US secessionists hoping for 'Texit' in Texas
O GloboJune 27, 2016
Inspirados no Reino Unido, secessionistas do Texas pedem 'Texit'
The Christian Science MonitorJune 26, 2016
Brexit emboldens Texan campaign to 'Texit' from United States
Breitbart NewsJune 25, 2016
Only ‘Texas Elected Political Class’ Stands in Way of Independence, Says Texas Nationalist Leader
The TyeeJune 25, 2016
Vancouver Island Our 11th Province? Why Stop There?
The Washington TimesJune 24, 2016
After Brexit, support soars for Texas secession movement ‘Texit’
New York Daily NewsJune 24, 2016
And now Texit: Texans consider seceding after Brexit — especially if Donald Trump loses election
The New Zealand HeraldJune 24, 2016
Texas Nationalist Movement wants state to leave US
news.com.auJune 24, 2016
Texas Nationalist Movement wants state to leave US
KUT (Austin)June 21, 2016
Could a Brexit Mean a Texit?
Fox NewsJune 20, 2016
Texas nationalists keeping close tabs on impending 'Brexit' vote
The Daily CallerJune 4, 2016
Texas Should Secede, Thatcher Advisor Says
KERA NewsMay 16, 2016
Texas Republicans Talk Drastic Fixes For Federal Frustrations, Including Secession
Mother JonesMay 2016
Texas Republicans Inch Closer to Secession
The Washington PostApril 19, 2016
Texas Republicans have opted not to secede from the United States, after all
The Texas TribuneApril 19, 2016
The Texas secession debate is getting kind of real
2015
4 stories
The Texas TribuneSeptember 15, 2015
Nationalist group wants Texas secession on GOP primary ballot
Chicago TribuneSeptember 13, 2015
Texan Declares Own Brand of Secession
ReutersAugust 31, 2015
Texas secessionists launch petition drive for vote to break away
Texas MonthlyAugust 19, 2015
Most Likely to Secede
2014
4 stories
2013
2 stories
2012
2 stories
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