NEW: For the first time since the Civil War, a serious secession bill has been filed in a U.S. state. Here's what the new Texas secession bill would do, and who's been supporting the GOP rep who filed the bill: https://www.thedailybeast.com/gay-hitler-texas-lawmaker-kyle-biederman-introduces-bill-aimed-at-seceding-from-the-united-states

The "Texas Independence Referendum Act" is unlikely to pass (this year). The aim is secession by the mid-2020s—timed right after, say, another Democratic victory over Trump in the 2024 election. https://www.thedailybeast.com/gay-hitler-texas-lawmaker-kyle-biederman-introduces-bill-aimed-at-seceding-from-the-united-states

The Texas Nationalist Movement, the primary group boosting the GOP Rep who sponsored this bill, gained notoriety in 2016 as one of the groups that took money from the Kremlin as part of interference efforts: https://twitter.com/cjcmichel/status/1354811012407431168

Kyle Biedermann, the GOP Rep who submitted this bill, also:

—Claims the 2020 election was "stolen" from Trump
—Joined the march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 (but claims he didn't participate in the insurrection)
—Yes, once dressed up as "gay Hitler" https://twitter.com/cjcmichel/status/1354811012407431168