Allen West

West, the former chair of the state Republican party, tweeted that his oxygen levels are low and he will likely be hospitalized, but says his condition is "not serious."

The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.

The move raises speculation that West is preparing to run for a statewide office.

“Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution," Allen West wrote.

Shortly after Allen West took over as the Texas GOP chair last month, he gave the party a new slogan — "We are the storm" — and plastered it everywhere:…