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Did You Know!

Texas once had its own standing navy—and parts of it operated independently after joining the United States.

Why this is surprising:
Texas is the only U.S. state to have been an independent nation and to maintain a naval force that continued operations even after statehood in 1845. The Texas Navy played a real military role in protecting Gulf trade routes and pressuring Mexico during and after the Republic of Texas era.

➡️ In fact, some naval actions occurred without direct federal control, making Texas the closest thing the U.S. has ever had to a state with semi-independent military power.