TITLE: Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

SUMMARY: Relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by the state, a municipality, or a county. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 10, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 2207 to read as follows: CHAPTER 2207. DISPLAY OF FLAGS Sec. 2207.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a building owned or operated by this state, a municipality, or a county. Sec. 2207.002. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "display" means to exhibit or place an object where a person visiting or employed at a building may see the object. Sec. 2207.003. DISPLAY OF FLAGS. (a) A building may not display and this state or a municipality or county may not permit an employee, agent, or volunteer to display any flag other than: (1) the United States flag; (2) the state flag; or (3) the official flag of a municipality or county. (b) A United States flag or state flag displayed at a building to which this chapter applies must be the official flag in the official colors and may not be altered. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.