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Texas Government Code - Chapter 3100 State FlagLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 3100 State Flag The state flag is the 1839 national flag of the Republic of Texas. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. ... (a) The state flag is a rectangle that: (1) has a width to length ratio of two to three; and (2) contains: (A) one blue ... In addition to each requirement prescribed by Section 3100.002, the governor by executive order published in the Texas Register may prescribe changes or other rules ... (a) If the state flag is mounted on a flagstaff: (1) the flag should be attached at the peak of the staff; (2) the staff ... The state flag should be displayed: (1) on each state or national holiday and on any special occasion of historical significance; and (2) daily on ... (a) The state flag should not normally be displayed outdoors before sunrise or after sunset. (b) For patriotic effect, the state flag may be displayed ... If the state flag is displayed on a flagpole or flagstaff, the white stripe should be at the top of the flag, except as a ... A flag or pennant, other than the flag of the United States, displayed with the state flag: (1) should not be above the state flag; ... (a) If it is necessary for the state flag and the flag of the United States to be displayed on the same flagpole or flagstaff, ... (a) If the state flag is displayed on a flagpole or flagstaff with a group of flags or pennants of municipalities, localities, or organizations that ... (a) If the state flag is displayed with the flag of another state of the United States, of a nation other than the United States, ... (a) If the state flag is displayed with another flag, other than the flag of the United States, against a wall on crossed flagstaffs, the ... (a) If the state flag is displayed horizontally, the white stripe should be above the red stripe and, from the perspective of an observer, to ... (a) If the state flag is displayed from a flagstaff that projects horizontally or at an angle from a building, the top of the flag ... If the state flag is displayed over a street, the flag should be suspended vertically with the blue stripe above the white and red stripes. ... (a) If the state flag is displayed flat on a speaker's platform, the flag should be displayed above and behind the speaker. (b) If the ... (a) If the state flag is used to cover a casket, the flag should be placed so that: (1) the blue stripe is at the ... If the state flag is displayed on a flagstaff on a motor vehicle, the staff should be attached firmly to the chassis or clamped to ... (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 ... The state flag should, when practicable, be carried aloft and free, not flat or horizontally. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, ... (a) If the state flag is carried in a procession with another flag, other than the flag of the United States, the state flag should ... (a) The state flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously. (b) During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the state flag or if the ... (a) The state flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument. (b) The state flag should not be ... (a) The state flag should not: (1) touch anything beneath it, including the ground or floor; (2) be dipped to any person or thing, except ... By executive order published in the Texas Register, the governor may: (1) change or repeal any requirement relating to the display of the state flag ... (a) A governmental subdivision or agency may not enact or enforce a law that prohibits: (1) the display of: (A) a municipal flag; (B) the ... The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible." Added by Acts ... The pledge of allegiance to the state flag may be recited at any: (1) public or private meeting at which the pledge of allegiance to ... The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States should be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the state flag if both ... If the pledge to the state flag is recited, each person who is present and: (1) not in uniform should: (A) face the state flag ... (a) If a state flag is no longer used or useful as an emblem for display, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning, in a ... (a) A retirement ceremony for a state flag should be conducted with the honor and respect inherent in the traditions of this state. (b) During ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |
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