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Seriously, the PoD would be so early, that it would likely butterfly socialism as we know it.
So what would it take to make Texas become a solidly socialist (or socialist-leaning) state? Or even just far-left leaning? How would this socialist Texas look? What would the politics in the rest of the US (even if this Texas is independent) look like?
My first thought exactly, but after some thinking, I can completely see that happen. Notice that Mexico has had several presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (which sounds suspiciously much like the Industrial Radical Party) which is a member of the Socialist International. Have Mexico take and keep Texas and sooner or later, you can probably make Texas socialist.
I doubt that Texas will become a Cuba-style Communist dictatorship. I mean, imagine that: General Secretary Richard Perry of the Workers' Revolutionary Communist Party of the People's Democratic Republic of Texas.
Hmmm...you would need to somehow get Texas very industrialized and urbanized. Probably a good idea to split it up into various different states so that you get an urbanized, industrialized oil-and-factory state in the eastern part of the state known IOTL as Texas. The Oil can be your starting point for Texan Industrialization.