A Texas petition for a peaceful withdrawal from the union has received 81,000 signatures, which qualifies the petition for a response from the White House, according to the Huffington Post.  
The secession petition states:  “Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it’s citizens’ standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.”  
Texas Governor Rick Perry,  does not support the petition filed by Texas residents. Several years ago the governor did not deny the possibility that Texas could secede from the United States.  
Perry’s press secretary, Catherine Frazier, said Perry “believes in the greatness of our Union and nothing should be done to change it.  But he also shares the frustrations many Americans have with our federal government.”  
Daniel Miller said, Texas Nationalist Movement President, said “This is not a reaction to a person but to policy, and what we see as a federal government that is so disconnected from its constituents and absolute no regard for what its purpose was.”
Similar petitions have been created by residents in more than 40 states through the Obama administration’s “We the People” program on the White House website.  
The petition requires 25,000 signatures for consideratioin from the Obama Administration, and as of Wednesday there were 33,337 signatures on Louisiana’s petition to withdraw from the United States.