The Memorial Nation of of NewTexas is a behemoth, cultured nation, ruled by Big Tex with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 51.683 billion NewTexans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NewAustin. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient NewTexan economy, worth an astonishing 20,461 trillion Fajita Tacoes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 395,910 Fajita Tacoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Street crime is on the rise as police officers spend most of their time in prisons, people are more interested in gossip about the private lives of politicians than their policies, the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, and anti-riot police are dispatched whenever two elderly ladies gather to complain that prices have increased. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. NewTexas's national animal is the Armadillo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

NewTexas is ranked 105^th in the world and 2^nd in Texas for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 947.74 on the Bus Surprisal Index.