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TX Govt Code § 3100.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.054. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff With Other Flag: in General

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:(1)  should not be above the state flag;  or(2)  if the other flag or pennant is at the same height as the state flag, should not be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the state flag.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.055. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff With Flag of United States

Sec. 3100.055.  DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAG OF UNITED STATES.  (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, the United States flag should be above the state flag.(b)  If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs at the same location:(1)  the flags should be displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs of the same height;(2)  the flags should be of approximately equal size;(3)  the flag of the United States should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the state flag;(4)  the flag of the United States should be hoisted before the state flag is hoisted;  and(5)  the state flag should be lowered before the flag of the United States is lowered.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.056. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff With Flags of Municipalities, Localities, or Organizations

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.(b)  If the state flag is displayed on the same halyard as a flag or pennant of a municipality, locality, or organization, the state flag should be at the peak.(c)  If the state flag and the flag or pennant of a municipality, locality, or organization are displayed on adjacent flagpoles or flagstaffs:(1)  the state flag should be hoisted before the flag or pennant of the municipality, locality, or organization is hoisted;  and(2)  the flag or pennant of the municipality, locality, or organization should be lowered before the state flag is lowered.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.057. Display on Flagpole or Flagstaff With Flags of Other States, Other Nations, or International Organizations

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:(1)  should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the other flag on a separate flagpole or flagstaff;  and(2)  should not be above the other flag on the same flagpole or flagstaff or on a taller flagpole or flagstaff than the flagpole or flagstaff on which the other flag is displayed.(b)  This section does not apply to the United States, including the armed services, if federal custom or practice requires another manner of display.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.058. Display With Other Flag on Crossed Flagstaffs

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:(1)  be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the other flag;  and(2)  have its flagstaff in front of the flagstaff of the other flag.(b)  If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed against a wall on crossed flagstaffs, the state flag should:(1)  be, from the perspective of an observer, to the right of the flag of the United States;  and(2)  have its flagstaff behind the flagstaff of the United States flag.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.059. Horizontal and Vertical Display

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.(b)  If the state flag is displayed vertically:(1)  the blue stripe should be above the white and red stripes;  and(2)  the white stripe should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the red stripe.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.060. Display From or in Building

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.(b)  If the state flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope that extends from a building to a pole at the edge of a sidewalk, the flag should be hoisted from the building so that the white stripe is nearest the pole.(c)  If the state flag is suspended across a corridor or lobby in a building that has only one main entrance, the flag should be suspended vertically so that the white stripe is, from the perspective of an observer who is entering the building, to the left of the red stripe.  If the building has more than one main entrance, the state flag should be suspended vertically near the center of the corridor or lobby.  If the entrances are on the east and west faces of the building, the white stripe should be to the north.  If the entrances are on the north and south faces of the building, the white stripe should be to the east.  If there are entrances on more than two faces of the building, the white stripe should be to the east.(d)  If the state flag is displayed in a window, the white stripe should be above the red stripe and, from the perspective of an observer who is outside the window, to the right of the blue stripe.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.061. Display Over Street

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.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.062. Display on Speaker's Platform

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.(b)  If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed on a speaker's platform, the state flag should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the right of the United States flag.(c)  The use of the state flag to drape the front of a platform is governed by Section 3100.070(c).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.063. Display on Casket

Sec. 3100.063.  DISPLAY ON CASKET.  (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 head of the casket;  and(2)  the white stripe is over the left shoulder of the casket.(b)  The state flag should not be lowered in the grave or allowed to touch the ground.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.064. Display on Flagstaff on Motor Vehicle

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:(1)  the staff of the flag of the United States should be clamped to the right fender of the vehicle;  and(2)  the staff of the state flag should be clamped to the left fender of the vehicle.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.065. Display at Half-Staff

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.(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, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.066. Carrying of State Flag: in General

Sec. 3100.066.  CARRYING OF STATE FLAG:  IN GENERAL.  The state flag should, when practicable, be carried aloft and free, not flat or horizontally.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.067. Carrying in Procession With Other Flags

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.(b)  If the flag of the United States is carried in a procession with the state flag, the flag of the United States should be on the marching right.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.068. Hoisting and Lowering; Passing in Parade or Review

Sec. 3100.068.  HOISTING AND LOWERING;  PASSING IN PARADE OR REVIEW.  (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 flag is passing in a parade or in review:(1)  each citizen of this state who is present and not in uniform should:(A)  face the state flag and stand at attention with the person's right hand over the heart; and(B)  if wearing a head covering that is easy to remove, remove the head covering with the right hand and hold it at the person's left shoulder, with the person's hand over the heart;(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.(c)  The salute to the state flag in a moving column shall be made at the moment the state flag passes that person.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1968), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.069. State Flag as Feature of Unveiling Ceremony

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.(b)  The state flag should not be used as the covering for the statue or monument.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.070. Limitations on Display

Sec. 3100.070.  LIMITATIONS ON DISPLAY.  (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 as a mark of honor for the United States flag;(3)  trail in water;(4)  have placed on any part of it, or attached to it, any mark, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing;(5)  be used or stored in a manner in which it can easily be soiled or damaged;(6)  be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything;(7)  be displayed on a float in a parade, except from a staff or in the manner provided by Section 3100.059;(8)  be draped over the hood, top, side, or back of any vehicle, train, boat, or aircraft;(9)  be used as bedding or drapery;(10)  be festooned or drawn back or up in folds, but instead allowed to fall free;  or(11)  be used as a covering for a ceiling.(b)  Advertising should not be fastened to a flagpole, flagstaff, or halyard on which the state flag is displayed.(c)  Bunting of blue, white, and red, arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used instead of the state flag to cover a speaker's desk or to drape the front of a platform and for decoration in general.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.071. Authority of Governor

Sec. 3100.071.  AUTHORITY OF GOVERNOR.  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 provided by Sections 3100.051-3100.070;  or(2)  prescribe additional requirements concerning the display of the state flag.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.072. Limitations on Governmental Subdivision or Agency

Sec. 3100.072.  LIMITATIONS ON GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY.  (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 state flag;(C)  the flag of another state of the United States;(D)  the United States flag;  or(E)  the flag of a nation other than the United States;  or(2)  any conduct covered by this subchapter.(b)  This section does not prohibit a governmental subdivision or agency from enacting or enforcing a law to protect the public health or safety.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter B. Display of State Flag|Section 3100.073. Folded State Flag

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.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1218 (S.B. 1145), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter C. Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag|Section 3100.101. Pledge

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."|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 1034), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter C. Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag|Section 3100.102. Occasions at Which Pledge May Be Recited

Sec. 3100.102.  OCCASIONS AT WHICH PLEDGE MAY BE RECITED.  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 United States flag is recited;  and(2)  state historical event or celebration.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter C. Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag|Section 3100.103. Order of Recitation

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.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter C. Pledge of Allegiance to State Flag|Section 3100.104. Reciting Pledge

Sec. 3100.104.  RECITING PLEDGE.  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 and stand at attention with the person's right hand over the heart;(B)  if wearing a head covering that is easy to remove, remove that head covering with the right hand and hold it at the person's left shoulder, with the person's hand over the heart; 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.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1968), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 3100.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3100 - State Flag|Subchapter D. Retirement of State Flag|Section 3100.151. Manner of Retirement

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.(b)  It is encouraged that retirement of the state flag be a public ceremony under the direction of uniformed personnel representing a state or national military service or a patriotic society, but the state flag may be retired in a private ceremony.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 3104.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 11 - State Symbols and Honors; Preservation|Subtitle A - State Symbols and Honors|Chapter 3104 - Poet Laureate, State Musician, State Historian, and State Artists|Subchapter A. Poet Laureate, State Musician, and State Artists|Section 3104.001. Definitions

Sec. 3104.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on the Arts.(2)  "Committee" means the Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician, and State Artist Committee.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.024(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|