Texas has been a state since 1845.
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The Benny ShowOct 28, 2026
Multiple primary sources (Senate.gov timeline, Texas Legislative Reference Library, State Department Office of the Historian) date Texas's admission as a state to December 29, 1845, and the claim's wording matches the post's "Since 1845, we've been a state." The sources also note Texas's 1861-1870 secession and Confederate period, a caveat that does not overturn the core statehood date.
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… He's worried about getting dirty. He's using a napkin to eat a rip. Yo, do you eat nap do you eat ribs with napkins in Texas? No, man. Everyone's shaking their, everyone's shaking their head. Everyone's like, "No, man. No." Since 1845, we've been a state. I bet there has been no U.S. Senator from Texas that didn't love barbecue. I don't think you can get elected if you're not loving barbecue. Okay, alright, I know we're wrapping on time. Um, Carmelo Anthony, Justice, you're the attorney general now. …
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Supports. The U.S. Senate timeline states that on December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state in the Union.[2]
Supports. The Texas Legislative Reference Library's law timeline records that President James K. Polk signed the joint resolution admitting Texas as a state on December 29, 1845.[3]
Supports. The State Department's Office of the Historian states that Texas entered the United States as a state on December 29, 1845, with formal transfer of sovereignty on February 19, 1846.[4]
Supports. PolitiFact's 2015 review of the Texas public-lands history confirms Texas was annexed and admitted to the Union in 1845.[1]
Context. The Texas State Library's secession history describes Texas leaving the Union in 1861 and being readmitted after Reconstruction, so Texas was not continuously a state in the Union from 1845 to the present.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 primary
- 1Glenn Hegar says Texas owns its public lands; Uncle Sam ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2TX - Texassenate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Texas laws, past and present - Texas Legislative Reference ...lrl.texas.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Texas* - Countries - Office of the Historian - History State Govhistory.state.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Narrative History of Texas Secession and Readmission to the Uniontsl.texas.gov · primary source · cited for: context
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