[["Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2 1861, after it had replaced its governor, Sam Houston, who had refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. ", 40.0], ["Texas has never seceded from the United States.  It became its own nation in 1836 when it was victorious over the Mexican forces.  From 1836-1845 Texas was a nation unto itself.  In 1845 Texas joined the United States, making it the only nation to be annexed by the US.  ", 37.0], ["February 1st 1861, Texas becomes the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention votes 166 to 8 in favor of the measure.", 30.0]]
when did texas secede
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