Editing Texas

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'''Texas''' is a [[settlement]] on [[Horizon's End]] occupying the Floro Mountains territory of [[Vask]]. It is the capital of the nation [[Lonestar]]. Texas is most well known for its new player recruitment, its “zekeship” fleets, and neutrality.

== History ==
On December 5th, 2023, the Floro Mountains territory was purged from its previous settlement and was promptly claimed by eyrzeke of Shadow, who set up his home base in the abandoned base there. After negotiating secession from Shadow over internal politics, texas was officially founded on January 13th 2024.

Texas remained an independent settlement for many months, and gained a reputation as a neutral, but friendly, group. Texas quickly gained infamy for its active (some called it aggressive) recruitment program, in which new players received free ships to accelerate their development. At the core of this program was the first few batches of ancillary “zekeships,” a series of vessels with an emphasis on cost efficiency; warships and trade ships alike were designed with cheap bubble shields and ion thrusters, which made them cheap while still being effective and durable.

As larger and more advanced ancillary ships were developed, and texas began to grow larger and larger, it was decided that a nation to help manage resources and recruits alike would be beneficial. On June 8th 2024, texas officially joined the nation Radiance, with special terms allowing for independence and freedom as well as the possibility of texas’ future secession.

During this time, eyrzeke took special care in training “protégés,” recruits who demonstrated exceptional ability and the maturity needed to take over governorship if the situation arose. Three such recruits were FallenXStars, a highly capable engineer; SIG130, a talented builder and ship designer; and XiJinping_, a formidable pilot and skilled fighter. After eyrzeke stepped down, SIG130 was appointed as the governor on September 16th. After playing some minor economic and anti-piracy roles, texas once again became independent, founding the nation lonestar on October 19th 2024. Since December 1st, XiJinping has served as governor of texas and the leader of lonestar as a whole.

== Politics ==
Texas is a settlement with an oligarchic dictatorship, ruled by the governor and trusted advisers. Having settled from its more chaotic recruitment days, its regular core members have significant say in government decisions.

== Notable players ==
*[[eyrzeke]], founder of texas and designer of the “[[zekeship]]” series of starships.
*[[SIG130]], the second governor of texas. The primary architect of Bluescreen Station, an asteroid base in Ilios.
*[[XiJinping_]], the third and current governor of texas. A militaristic former StarQuest player
*Hextagon, a controversial veteran.
*WanderingOtter, a skilled builder.

[[Category: Player-Created]]
[[Category: Politics]]
[[Category: Settlements]]