And all this time I was trying to figure out how to get them to leave. It turns out they want to leave on their own. Win-win.
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019752225_texascede24.html
Sales of bumper stickers reading "Secede" — one for $2, or three for $5 — have increased atTexasSecede.com. In East Texas, a Republican official sent an email newsletter saying it was time for Texas and Vermont to each "go her own way in peace" and sign a free-trade agreement among the states.