is texas south? was: Southern drawl origin? (non-member query)

[Derrick Chapman]

Texas had slaves before it declared independence from Mexico.  That was part
of the problem that caused the American Texans to fall out with the Mexican
government.

Texas was very much a Confederate state--not just "pockets" as you
suggest--as a whole.  It was as much a Confederate state as any of the
Southern state.  There were Civil War regiments from Texas, Civil War
battles in Texas, Civil War POW camps.

I'm not making this up.  It's history.