fter the previous election, there were a lot of petitions that broke out on We the People, a branch of the White House government web page, dealing with the idea of seceding from the Union of the United States of America. Petitions coming from South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and many more states, there is no question as to whether there was a petition coming from Texas. With Texas’ petition having the most signatures, it would be a good idea to take a good, hard look at the possibility of secession becoming a reality for Texas. Having this in mind, I will not be discussing whether or not Texas should secede, but how they would do as a nation. Through my research, I have concluded that Texas would do just fine as its own nation. First of all, Texas has a very stable economy. Having once been its own republic before becoming a state, and the only reason Texas became a state is because the United States begged it to, that is evidence enough to say that Texas knows how to run itself. However, for the sake of the reader, I will continue. According to a graph on Politifact.com, “Texas’ GDP would rank it 14th” in the world. This would put Texas above Mexico, South Korea, The Netherlands, Turkey, Indonesia, and Switzerland, numbers 15-20 on the same graph. The GDP of a nation “is one of the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country’s economy” (“What is GDP and why is it so important?”). Having a healthy GDP will show signs of “low unemployment and wage increases,” which is always a good thing for a nation’s economy (“What is GDP and why is it so important?”). Another factor for the economy of Texas is the fact that Texas can drill for its own oil. Texas leads in oil production for the United States, having the fact that “95 percent of the United States receives its oil and gas from pipelines that begin” (Henry) in the state itself, also with oil production in Texas averaging “962,338 barrels a day” in 2011 (“Top 6 Oil-Producing States”). Having as much oil as Texas has, and more in the Gulf of Mexico that has not been touched, Texas has more than enough oil to run itself on and even export to other nations. As well as oil production, Texas also leads in agricultural production, according to Infoplease.com: Agriculturally, Texas is one of the most important states in the country. It easily leads the nation in producing cattle, cotton, and cottonseed. Texas also has more farms, farmland, sheep, and lambs than any other state. Principal crops are cotton lint, grains, sorghum, vegetables, citrus and other fruits, and rice; the greatest farm income is derived from cattle, cotton, dairy products, and greenhouse products. Hogs, wool, and mohair are also significant. Among other important Texas crops are melons, wheat, pecans,