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Texas Secedes

Name: Texas Secedes
Start: 1861-02-01
Location: Austin, Texas

When: February 1, 1861
Where: Austin, Texas
Part of: Secession Winter and the Founding of the Confederacy, January–February 1861

Texas seceded from the Union on February 1, 1861, in Austin.

Texas completed the secession cascade in Austin. Its inclusion finalized the group of seven states that established the Confederate States of America in February 1861.

Sources

Confederate States of America Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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