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Texas was originally part of Mexico until the 1836 rebellion that formed the Republic of Texas, which became a US state in 1845. Portions of land claimed by Texas became parts of other states, including eastern New Mexico, the panhandle of Oklahoma, and parts of Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming.

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No. Texas was originally part of Mexico, then became an independent republic, then was annexed to the United States in 1845, then ceceded from the United States to join the Confederacy, then was readmitted into the Union.

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