A state lawmaker has filed a bill in the legislature that would let voters determine whether Texas should remain part of the United States. Bryan Slaton [R-Greenville] filed HB 3596 Monday.

"The Texas Constitution is clear that all political power resides in the people," Slaton wrote on Twitter. "After decades of continuous abuse of our rights and liberties by the federal government, it is time to let the people of Texas make their voices heard."

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