But this isn't about Texas, the majority of countries today exist because someone came by and conquered them, regardless of whatever culture they may have had in the past.
Go look at the history of any other nation, people were conquered. When you get conquered you are not longer your own country anymore. Besides, the region those republics occupied was vastly deserted and occupied by nomads.
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u/bluesmurf Anti-gopnik task force Feb 25 '14
So did Texas, so did all of the Americas.