Quote Originally Posted by arbiter901 View Post
Texas could automatically keep those Basses if it were to secede. Keeping those basses occupied wouldn't be much of a problem since Texas holds a large number of military recruits.
No, it wouldn't. Those bases are FEDERAL property. Texas as a state does not own them nor has jurisdiction over them.
Those military recruits are also employees of the FEDERAL government. Texas as a state does not hold any power over their contract.