Texas Government Code - Section 3100.065. Display At Half-Staff
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§ 3100.065. DISPLAY AT HALF-STAFF. (a) If the state flag
is to be displayed at half-staff, the flag should be hoisted to the
peak of the flagpole for an instant and then lowered to the
half-staff position.
(b) Before the state flag is lowered for the day, it should
first be raised to the peak of the flagpole.
(c) On Memorial Day, the state flag should be displayed at
half-staff until noon and at that time raised to the peak of the
flagpole.
(d) The state flag should be displayed at half-staff on
Peace Officers Memorial Day, May 15, unless that date is also Armed
Forces Day.
(e) By order of the governor, the state flag shall be
displayed at half-staff on a person's death as a mark of respect to
the memory of that person.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 3100.058 3100.059 3100.060 3100.061 3100.062 3100.063 3100.064 3100.065 3100.066 3100.067 3100.068 3100.069 3100.070 3100.071 3100.072
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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