Texas Legislative Medal of Honor The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the Texas Military Forces . This includes Air National Guard , Army National Guard , and State Guard . This medal may only be awarded to federal military personnel , or state military personnel who serve in the Armed Forces of the State of Texas . Details . Description . The neck ribbon is green with white stars , and the medal features an image of the reverse of the Seal of Texas , including Vince ' s Bridge , cannon of the Battle of Gonzales , Alamo Mission in San Antonio and the six historical flags of Texas . This medal takes precedence over the Lone Star Medal of Valor , the state ' s second highest military decoration . Institution . The Texas legislative Medal of Honor was created for those individuals who served in the Texas National Guard and who received the Medal of Honor . The following is an excerpt from the Texas Government Code , Title 4 , Subtitle C , Chapter 431 , Subchapter J . Awards , Sec . 431 . 131 : " The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor shall be awarded to a member of the state or federal military forces " ( effective June 20 , 2003 ) " designated by concurrent resolution of the legislature who voluntarily performs a deed of personal bravery or self - sacrifice involving risk of life that is so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the person for gallantry and intrepidity above the person ' s comrades . Awarding of the medal shall be considered on the standard of extraordinary merit . The medal may be awarded only on incontestable proof of performance of the deed . " Initially , the law permitted one person to be selected from various nominees for the award by a 5 - member nominating committee ( effective June 20 , 2003 ) every two years since 1997 . The nominating committee consist of the Lieutenant Governor , the Speaker of the House , the Adjutant General of the Texas Military Forces and the heads of the defense and veterans affairs committee in both chambers of the legislature or their designated representative . The person selected must then be approved by the governor to receive the award : " ( d ) The legislature by concurrent resolution may direct the governor to award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to a person nominated " " by the nominating committee . The committee chairs serving on the nominating committee shall jointly prepare a concurrent resolution directing the governor to award the medal to a person nominated . The legislature may direct the medal to be awarded only during a regular session " ( effective June 20 , 2003 ) " and may not direct the medal to be awarded to more than one person during a regular session . " In 2013 , HB 1589 was signed into law by Governor Perry amending the statute for the bestowal of two Texas Legislative Medals of Honor each legislative session , one for service pre - 1956 and one for service post - 1957 . Recipients . The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor recipients : Logan , Benavidez , Knight ( KIA ) , Gonzalez ( KIA ) , and Murphy were also prior recipients of the Medal of Honor ( any Texas MOH recipient eligible effective Sept . 9 , 1999 ) . < br > Edlin and Cano were recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross . < br > Cisnernos ( KIA ) was recipient of the Navy Cross . < br > Etheredge was the recipient of 3 Silver Star s and Andrews ( KIA ) one Silver Star . WWII - 6 < br > Korean War - 0 < br > Vietnam War - 3 < br > Gulf War - 0 < br > Iraq War - 0 < br > Afghanistan War - 1 < br >