In South America, there are many corrupt governments and violent gangs. The governments were put there by the Soviets or Americans. It was the Cold War (which was about influence) and so they put many governments in charge. This lead to mass immigration to the U.S were life was easier and Texas just so happened to have the largest border with Mexico than any other state.
There were concerns over the state representation which led to a bicameral legislature. The upper house was based off equal state votes and the lower house was based on population
