>Texas being badass, asserting States Rights
Smokescreen
All "State of" states are municipal franchises of the federal corporation known as THE UNITED STATES, and have a Dunn & Bradstreet corporate identifier as evidence of that fact as well as two sets of books. Full assets and debts are listed in their Comprehensive Annual Financial Statement, not the budget.
Texas (de jure state) vs State of Texas (corp municipality).