Republic of Texas (group)
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The Republic of Texas (and also known as Provisional Government of the Republic of Texas) is a general term for several organizations, some of which have been called militia groups,[1][2][3] that claim the annexation of Texas by the United States was illegal and that Texas remains an independent nation to this day but is under occupation.[4] The issue of the legal status of Texas led the group to claim to have reinstated a provisional government on December 13, 1995. Activists within the movement claim over 40,000 active supporters, and public opinion polls have shown significant support for the secession of Texas or other states. A September 2014 Reuters/Ipsos poll found over 34% of people in southwestern states favored their own state seceding from the United States.[5] So far, however, supporters have not managed to turn these public sentiments into concrete moves toward an independent Texas.[6]