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Texas Supreme Court refuses to allow petition for independence referendum to be on the March primary ballot

The Texas Nationalist Movement appealed to state's Supreme Court after its petition to the GOP was rejected
The Republican party had said the petition did not meet thresholds to be considered, despite there being enough signatories
Texas has a long standing independence movement - Texit - dating back to its struggle to break free from Mexico


The Texas Supreme Court has rejected calls to allow Texans to vote on whether the state should become independent.

The Texas Nationalist Movement had submitted a petition to the Republican party demanding the question be posed on the March primary ballot.

But it was rejected by Texas Republican Party Chair Matt Rinaldi, despite being well over the 97,709 signatures required to get a vote added. The petition was submitted with 139,456 signatures.

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