Texas still reserves the right to split itself into five other states (but not the right to secede, contrary to popular belief); yet, non-profit organizations really can't organize themselves that way. Even a national chapter has to be incorporated in one state or the other.
I'll say again that a practical solution I favor mirrors the organization of the WGA, with incorporated entities representing those either West of the Mississippi or East. It's a practical compromise given those who want state chapters (which isn't going to happen anytime soon, I'll state for the record now) and those who want a single, national organization (which would be difficult to manage). In the future, I'd rather subdivide further than go the other way, but I also don't want to divide our efforts, given how long it's taken us to get even this far.
Austin