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Texas Flag Laws | VAST | The Vexillological Association of the State of Texas | Researching, preserving, and publicizing the history and use of flags in Texas
Updated through the Regular Session, 85th Texas Legislature, 2017
§ 3100.001. State Flag
§ 3100.002. Description: In General
§ 3100.003. Description Under Governor's Rules
§ 3100.004. State Flag Mounted on Flagstaff
§ 3100.051. Display: In General
§ 3100.052. Display Outdoors
§ 3100.053. Orientation on Flagpole or Flagstaff
§ 3100.054. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff with Other Flag: In General
§ 3100.056. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff with Flags of Municipalities, Localities, or Organizations
§ 3100.057. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff with Flags of Other States, Other Nations, or International Organizations
§ 3100.058. Display with Other Flag on Crossed Flagstaffs
§ 3100.059. Horizontal and Vertical Display
§ 3100.060. Display from or in Building
§ 3100.061. Display over Street
§ 3100.062. Display on Speaker's Platform
§ 3100.063. Display on Casket
§ 3100.064. Display on Flagstaff on Motor Vehicle
§ 3100.065. Display at Half-Staff
§ 3100.066. Carrying of State Flag: In General
§ 3100.067. Carrying in Procession with Other Flags
§ 3100.068. Hoisting and Lowering; Passing in Parade or Review
§ 3100.069. State Flag as Feature of Unveiling Ceremony
§ 3100.070. Limitations on Display
§ 3100.071. Authority of Governor
§ 3100.072. Limitations on Governmental Subdivision or Agency
§ 3100.073. Folded State Flag
§ 3100.101. Pledge
§ 3100.102. Occasions at Which Pledge May Be Recited
§ 3100.103. Order of Recitation
§ 3100.104. Reciting Pledge
§ 3100.151. Manner of Retirement
§ 3100.152. Conduct of Retirement Ceremony
Sec. 3100.002. DESCRIPTION: IN GENERAL. (a) The state flag is a rectangle that:
Sec. 3100.004. STATE FLAG MOUNTED ON FLAGSTAFF. (a) If the state flag is mounted on a flagstaff:
Sec. 3100.051. DISPLAY: IN GENERAL. The state flag should be displayed:
Sec. 3100.052. DISPLAY OUTDOORS. (a) The state flag should not normally be displayed outdoors before sunrise or after sunset.
Sec. 3100.054. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH OTHER FLAG: IN GENERAL. A flag or pennant, other than the flag of the United States, displayed with the state flag:
Sec. 3100.056. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAGS OF MUNICIPALITIES, LOCALITIES, OR ORGANIZATIONS. (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 are displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs, the state flag should be at the center and at the highest point of the group.
Sec. 3100.057. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAGS OF OTHER STATES, OTHER NATIONS, OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. (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, or of an international organization, the state flag:
Sec. 3100.058. DISPLAY WITH OTHER FLAG ON CROSSED FLAGSTAFFS. (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 state flag should:
Sec. 3100.059. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DISPLAY. (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 the right of the blue stripe.
Sec. 3100.060. DISPLAY FROM OR IN BUILDING. (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 should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.
Sec. 3100.061. DISPLAY OVER STREET. 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. If the street is an east-west street, the white stripe should be to the north. If the street is a north-south street, the white stripe should be to the east.
Sec. 3100.062. DISPLAY ON SPEAKER'S PLATFORM. (a) If the state flag is displayed flat on a speaker's platform, the flag should be displayed above and behind the speaker.
Sec. 3100.063. DISPLAY ON CASKET. (a) If the state flag is used to cover a casket, the flag should be placed so that:
Sec. 3100.064. DISPLAY ON FLAGSTAFF ON MOTOR VEHICLE. 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 the right fender. If the flag of the United States and the state flag are displayed on flagstaffs on a motor vehicle:
Sec. 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.
Sec. 3100.066. CARRYING OF STATE FLAG: IN GENERAL. The state flag should, when practicable, be carried aloft and free, not flat or horizontally.
Sec. 3100.067. CARRYING IN PROCESSION WITH OTHER FLAGS. (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 be on the marching right. If there is a line of other flags in the procession, the state flag should be in front of the center of that line.
Sec. 3100.068. HOISTING AND LOWERING; PASSING IN PARADE OR REVIEW. (a) The state flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously.
(2) each person who is present and in uniform should make the military salute;
(3) each person who is present, not in uniform, and a member of the armed forces or a veteran may make the military salute; and
(4) each person who is present but not a citizen of this state should stand at attention.
Sec. 3100.069. STATE FLAG AS FEATURE OF UNVEILING CEREMONY. (a) The state flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument.
Sec. 3100.070. LIMITATIONS ON DISPLAY. (a) The state flag should not:
Sec. 3100.071. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNOR. By executive order published in the Texas Register, the governor may:
Sec. 3100.072. LIMITATIONS ON GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY. (a) A governmental subdivision or agency may not enact or enforce a law that prohibits:
Sec. 3100.073. FOLDED STATE FLAG. (a) The state flag should be folded as follows:
(1) fold the flag in half lengthwise with the red stripe facing upward;
(2) fold the flag in half lengthwise once more, concealing the red stripe on the inside of the fold;
(3) position the flag with the white star facing downward and the blue stripe facing upward;
(4) fold the corner with the white stripe to the opposite side of the flag to form a triangle;
(5) continue folding the corners over in triangles until the resulting fold produces a blue triangle with a portion of the white star visible; and
(6) secure all edges into the folds.
(b) A folded state flag should be presented or displayed with all folded edges secured and with the blue stripe and a portion of the white star visible.
(c) A folded state flag should be stored or displayed in a manner that prevents tearing or soiling of the flag.
Sec. 3100.101. PLEDGE. The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is: “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.”
Sec. 3100.102. OCCASIONS AT WHICH PLEDGE MAY BE RECITED. The pledge of allegiance to the state flag may be recited at any:
Sec. 3100.103. ORDER OF RECITATION. 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 are recited.
Sec. 3100.104. RECITING PLEDGE. If the pledge to the state flag is recited, each person who is present and:
(C) recite the pledge;
(2) not in uniform and a member of the armed forces or a veteran may make the military salute and recite the pledge; or
(3) in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and make the military salute.
Sec. 3100.151. MANNER OF RETIREMENT. (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 ceremony or another dignified way that emphasizes its honor as a fitting emblem for this state.
Sec. 3100.152. CONDUCT OF RETIREMENT CEREMONY. (a) A retirement ceremony for a state flag should be conducted with the honor and respect inherent in the traditions of this state.
(2) each person who is present and in uniform should make the military salute at the appropriate time as designated by the ceremony;
(3) each person who is present, not in uniform, and a member of the armed forces or a veteran may make the military salute at the appropriate time as designated by the ceremony; and
I am one of only two flags of an American state that has also served as the symbol of an independent nation—The Republic of Texas.
I represent the spirit of Texas—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!
I am at the Johnson Space Center in Houston and atop the oil wells of West Texas.
From the expanse of the Big Bend to the Riverwalk of San Antone—all of Texas is my home!
I represent Texas—every Child, Woman, and Man!
Let us retire the blue—Salute!
Let us retire the white—Salute!
The red is for all of the men and women who have died in service of our state—whether as members of the armed services or as citizen Samaritans.
Let us retire the red—Salute!
Let us retire the lone star—Salute!