John Jarnecke, president of the Republic of Texas, at his home in Fredericksburg, Texas on March 4. Ilana Panich-Linsman New York Times - Greg GuitarBuster

For 15 years, a handful of mostly older hobbyists have met regularly, elected each other to offices and passed laws, playing legislature and pretending to be the true Texas Congress. - Greg GuitarBuster

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