Republic of West Texas (1983: Doomsday)

The Republic of West Texas is an American survivor nation based in the old southwestern United States.

History
The state of Texas was hit hardest during Doomsday in its eastern half.

The largest cities to not get hit were Midland and Odessa in western Texas, as well as nearby Carlsbad, New Mexico.

City leaders there received refugees flowing northward from south Texas and the border Mexican states of Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon and Coahuila.

Electricity began to go in and out at an increasing rate and finally disappeared for good in December.

City leaders decided to go back to an 18th-century standard of living and fend for themselves the best they can.

The populace decreased by half due to radiation, malnutrition and a couple of fierce battles between Mexican refugees and locals.

Finally, leaders representing the native Texans and the Mexican refugees agreed that both sides needed to live in peace. "There has been enough killing," the Mexican representaive said. "We must join together as one, to build life for ourselves and our loved ones the best we can."

The joint group unofficially called themselves the Republic of West Texas and sent parties into Mexico to request aid from Mexico City. The first time the parties received paltry supplies from a Red Cross group near Monterrey; the second time the group was turned back at Anahuac, again with limited supplies; and a final time at the old Mexico-US border, after being told that Mexico was shutting down the border states.

The civic leaders maintained a policy of isolationism; the population stabilized and began to grow, as women were encouraged to marry and have many children.

Many of those children, now in their late teens and early 20s, desire to explore points north, south, east and west. The civic leaders have just now given their sanction for them to do so, but it wasn't a surprise to anyone that a few of the younger west Texans went off on their own....but a big surprise when they ran into scouts said to be representing the nations of "Dinetah" and the "North American Union".