12 Texas(es) By Wyyt Watch

159 Favourites 27 Comments 9K Views

I don't know how to pluralise Texas. Tell me your favourite in the comments! Also, feel free to use any of these as inspiration for alternate history work of your own.



---



A1: Republic of Texas, 1836-Present.

Independence from Mexico came with a decree from the US of continued protection. When Mexico refused to acknowledge this, a short war from 1845-46 was fought to ensure Texian claims were fulfilled. Lands to the West became independent, and bolstered Anglo hegemony over North America. Texians fought with the Union to put down the Rebs in Richmond, with the Union to kick the Bastards from Britain off their high-horse in the Great War, and with the Union to contain the Germans in the Second World War. Since, Texas has remained a regional power, influencing Mexico and America, but being moreso influenced by each.



A2: Confederate States of America, 1887-Present.

Unwilling to abandon slavery, the New Orleans Citizen's Convention led to a decree that the constitution could not be upheld without some form of federal overlook, enforced by recent skirmishes with Mexico on the border and unable to stop American raiders. The Confederate Civil War split along the Mississippi, and the two were unable to reconcile. Since, the CSA governed by Richmond has fallen to pieces, with slave rebellions and international embargo resulting in numerous politically unstable states. The CSA governed by Austin is modern and largely egalitarian.





A3: Christian Republic of Texas, 1980-Present.

The Fourth Great Awakening led directly to the Second American Civil War, with figures like Reagan riding atop a wave of Christian sentiment which exploded in his face. The first murmurings of the conflict came long before the Republican National Convention of 1980. Initially, Texas was full of loyalists. But after violence was used to suppress non-violent demonstrations, and the Good Christian Front began to actively fight government forces, Texas went with the GCF forces against Washington. It never ratified the New Zion Amendment in Bloomington, and was thus independent of the new Christian States of America. When the Denomination Wars started, Texas took a hardline against the CSA, in support of Baptists, Methodists, and Catholics. Since, it has been a citadel of religious freedom, going so far as to protect Jews, Muslims, and Hindus from slaughter as well.



B1: United States of Texas, 1838-Present.

Evolving out of the simple-minded Republic, the UST came into full force under Lamar's presidency. It began an immediate process of expansion, and managed, with American support, to enforce its claims against Mexico, as well as wage a war with huge numbers of volunteers and filibusters which carved out the west. Burr had a hand in this. Since, the UST has been a fairly modernistic country focused on economic expansion and infrastructure. It also has a penchant for megaprojects, evidence of such with the Rio Grande Dam, the Sonora Solar Fields, and the Colorado Valley Aqueduct.



B2: Texas Free State, 1861-Present.

Secession with the rest of the South came. But, there was no American Civil War. There was also no Confederate States of America. Seceding states unified in a loose conglomerate of "Southern State Conventions" but these never acted as anything which could bring them together. Thus, while the Mississippi Republic floundered, the TFS succeeded. Most of the Northern South was eventually reabsorbed, but Texas avoided this embarrassment by discovering black gold. It has grown since and is economically fighting beyond its weight. Can its reliance on oil last? Even with the fracking boom, it's doubted...



B3: People's Republic of Texas, 2016-Present.

Conflict in the South China Sea reached a point of no return, and even as negotiations calmed the damage done by Filipino-American ships to Chinese vessels, North Korea went and started WWIII. Unprepared for such a move, the West was surprised when Coalition forces rolled through a Europe unable to defend itself, and captured major American cities to act as bargaining chips to prevent nuclear deployments. The US was fractured, and Texas has been an extension of Chinese control in North America since. Moscow is mad about this, as they wanted Texas, and are funding its resistance. The government is horribly totalitarian, and fights its own population for control.



C1: Republic of Texas, 1836-Present.

Becoming independent by the skin of its teeth, this Texas has existed by in large as an extension of the American Union's power since. After the American Civil War, interest in the Southwest of the continent in Washington led to a renewed interest in the forgettable Texas. The Union began funding projects which would invest in Texas' future, as well as economic dependence on the now burgeoning American Union. Texas has remained a loyal puppet since, hosting its own terrorist campaigns against international detractors when the Union couldn't take the flak.



C2: Free Republic of Texas, 1904-Present.

Cowboys make good communists, believe it or not. The oppressed proletariat of Texas had been suffering under the boot of Austin's greed for too long. Big business controlled the state, and while slavery was abandoned for practical reasons, the people were still not free. A popular revolt amongst cowboys spread to oil-drillers and Mexican farmhands until the worker's revolution overthrew the Austin Stockade and led to a formation of the first state based on the teachings of Marx in the world. The country has had its ups (first at universal suffrage and racial equality, 98% literacy rate after only a generation, worker solidarity) and downs (the 1915 purges, failed collectivisation programs, American occupation of Houston).



C3: Free Union of Texas, 2145-Present.

Disregarding election results, an ancient part of the constitution was brought up to allow the Welfarist Party to slide a new president into office on shaky grounds. Despite the Autonomous Region of Texas working in coordination with the Southern Autonomous States and the Autonomous Region of Utah to block the results and recast them so that the rightfully popular Liberal Party candidate would be elected, the Welfarists stood firm. The only response was to dissolve the partnership, allowing the Free Union of Texas to be... free. When America City threatened war, Texas reminded them who maintained most of the Sattelite Super Highway and who also happened to have most spaceports. That's right, it's Texas.



D1: Rio Grande Republic, 1836-Present.

Working in conjunction with other rebels, Texians were able to push Mexican forces back beyond the Rio Grande alongside other Anglo and Hispano forces. Eventually, the two groups recognised each other as rightful partners and split the difference. Since, the RGR has been a cultural hegemony, producing music, film, and opera. People know it for excellent Rio Grande food, amazing movies about cowboys, and a legacy of social progressiveness despite its backward, slavery-ridden past.



D2: Republic of Texas, 1899-Present.

The Second American Civil War during Reconstruction led to Texas seceding, once more, instead of taking part in the actual fight. It took Oklahoma as a safety measure, hoping that it could sacrifice it for a favourable deal should either side come knocking. It turned out okay, though, and instead gave the ROT a huge supply of oil to add to its already massive supply. The oil boom meant people flocked to Texas, not only to escape the desperation of an America at war, but also to get rich quick. European immigration soon blew up the population, and since Texas has been filled with huge, sprawling cities with wonderful infrastructure and not much else.



D3: American Survivor States, 1955-Present.

Yellowstone and Moscow devastated America. Some of the few places left untouched were Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Capable of projecting its force, Texas united the three, and has since been pushing beyond its borders to clean up. The unfortunate-acronym of the Survivor States have managed to establish farms, safehouses, and work camps. However, the interior is hard to control, and refugees from the east talk of great cannibal tribes and slave empires. Every day, the volunteer army goes another shift unpaid, and soon, the ASS may cave in on itself. Some hope for it just so that the damn acronym can be changed.

IMAGE DETAILS Image size 450x398px 9.61 KB Show More

Published : Aug 7, 2018