I read about that.

http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/texas/2015/02/16/austin-teen-fights-for-more-inclusive-civil-war-holiday/23498327/&sa=U&ei=uqnoVKmMD4jngwSH04LIBw&ved=0CCcQtwIwBg&usg=AFQjCNEm4Yqrx89E7q3tca-TS52l9W5L3A

The kid in question read this.

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/secession/2feb1861.html