Should Texas exercise a condition of its annexation and subdivide itself into five states?
A little known provision would allow Texas to divide itself into five states. The number of districts in the House of Representatives would remain essentially unchanged or only changed slightly, but this would add eight Senators.
Personally, I'm not in favor of it. While Texas, by and large, is a fairly prosperous and economically viable state, not all parts of it are as strong. We would be introducing some fairly robust states into the mix along with some that would be among the poorest in the country.
So my answer would be, don't mess with Texas. What would your answer be?
I gave this some thought. There were three good answers, but the two that said Texas doesn't have the authority to subdivide itself didn't really answer my question. I suspect any movement to subdivide Texas would be the subject of a lot of review and discussion and probably would be taken to court. However, I did not ask "Can Texas...etc...", I asked "Should Texas...etc..." Only one answer addressed that question.
Texas was annexed, did secede, and was readmitted to the Union. During its rather brief periods of independence it was a republic. For the most part, Texas has conducted itself as one of the states throughout its time as a part of the USA. While secession has been mentioned, seriously by some, it has never really been on the table post-Civil War.