NO. 4 ST. JAMES
AND
TEXAS HUMOR
PRESENT
Texas flag
HOW TO
FLY YOUR
A VISUAL GUIDE TO FLAG E TIQUE TTE
D O Y OU KN OW YOUR TEX AS FLAG ? WELL, YO U WI L L N OW.I WE ’ VE C O M BE D T H R O UG H
THE TEX AS F L AG C ODE TO EX TRAC T TH E MO ST E S S E NT I A L I NF O R M AT I O N, A ND PAI R E D I T WI T H T H E
S I M P LE I LLUST RAT I ON S BELOW. REA D I T CA REFULLY, A ND D I S PL AY YO UR T E X AS F L AG WI T H C O NF I DE NC E .I
FLAG ANATOMY
T H E T EXAS FLAG C O DE PROVI DE S TH E F OLLOWI N G S P E C I F I CATI ON S
OF A PROPERLY DE SI GN E D TE XA S F LAG:
“ A WIDT H T O L E NGTH RATI O O F 2:3 A N D C O N TAI N S ON E
BLU E VER T ICA L S T R IPE THAT HAS A W I DTH EQU A L TO
O N E - T H I R D OF T H E L E N GTH O F THE FLAG . I T HA S T WO
EQU A L H OR I Z ONTA L STRI PE S, THE UPPER S TRI P E
WH I T E , T H E LOWER STRI PE RED, EAC H HAV I N G A
LE N GT H EQUA L T O T WO-THI RDS THE LE N GTH OF TH E
F LAG . T H ER E I S ONE REG U LA R F I VE-PO I N TED S TA R
LO C AT ED IN T H E C E NTER OF THE BLU E STRI PE A ND S I Z E D
S O T H AT TH E D IAME T E R OF A C I RC LE PASSI N G THROU GH
T H E F I V E P OINT S O F THE STA R I S EQU A L TO
T H R E E- F O UR T H S TH E W I DGTH O F THE BLUE STRI P E . TH E
RE D I S PA NT ONE 1 9 3 C A N D THE BLU E I S PA N TO N E 2 8 1C.”
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2
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1
1
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DISPLAYING HORIZONTALLY
B LUE T O THE LEF T, THE W HI TE TO TH E TOP , TH E RE D TO TH E B OTTOM .
T EX A N S WHO PU T THE RED ON THE TO P WI LL B E DE P OR TE D TO N E W Y ORK .
DISPLAYING VERTICALLY
M A NY WEL L -MEA N I N G TEXA N S GE T THI S WRON G S O P AY ATTE N TI ON .I TH E P ROP E R
OR IE NTATI ON I S: BLU E TO THE TO P, W HI T E TO TH E LE F T, A N D RE D TO TH E RI GH T.
N OTE TH AT Y OU CA N ’ T AC H I E V E TH E
P ROP E R
V E R TI CA L
D I S P LAY
BY
S I M P LY ROTATI N G TH E H ORI Z ON TA L
D I S P LAY . Y OU M U S T ROTATE A N D
RE V E R S E TH E F LAG TO P LAC E TH E
RE D S TRI P E TO TH E RI GH T.
RAISING & LOWERING
H OI ST QU I C KLY, A N D LOW ER SLOWLY A N D C E RE M ON I OU S LY .
Q U IC K LY
SLOW LY
FLYING OUTDOORS
F LY ONLY FR OM SUN RI SE TO SU N SE T. I F YOU F LY Y OU R TE XA S F LAG P A S T S U N S E T,
YO U M U ST I LLU M I N ATE I T.
FLYING WITH THE NATIONAL FLAG
SAME HA LYA RD
A DJAC E NT FLAGPOLE S
TH E T EX AS FLAG FLI E S
B ELOW T H E U. S. FLAG.
TH E TE XA S F LAG F LI E S AT TH E S A M E LE V E L
A S TH E U .S . F LAG.
FOLDING
W HE N F O LDED PRO PERLY, ON LY TH E B LU E P A N E L A N D
A PI EC E OF THE W HI TE S TA R WI LL B E V I S I B LE .
RETIRING THE TEXAS FLAG
W H E N TH E FL AG I S FA DED, TORN , OR OTHERWI S E DA M AGE D, I T S H OU LD B E RE S P E C TF U LLY
RE T IR E D . T H E T EX AS FLAG C ODE SU GG E STS F OLD I N G
TH E F LAG, A N D TH E N P LAC I N G I T
O N T O A F IR E IN A D IGN I F I ED C EREM ON Y. THE F I RE
S H OU LD B E S U F F I C I E N TLY LA RGE
T O E N T IR ELY E NGUL F THE FLAG . O N C E FULLY
C ON S U M E D, TH E A S H E S
SH O U L D B E B UR IED .
HISTORIC TEXAS FLAGS
THE C OME A ND TAKE I T FLAG
COME AND TAKE IT
F I R ST FLOWN BY TE XA N RE B E LS AT TH E B ATTLE OF
G ON ZA L E S ON OC TOB E R 2 , 1 8 35 , TH E C OM E A N D TA K E I T
FLAG U S H E RE D I N TH E F I R S T M I LI TA RY E N GAGE M E N T OF
THE TEX A S RE V OLU TI ON .
THE LORE NZO DE ZAVA LA FLAG
T E
X
S
LO R E N Z O D E Z AV A L A W AS THE F I R ST PROVI SI ON A L
V I C E P R E S ID E NT OF THE REPUBLI C OF TEXAS, A N D
H E ’ S C R E D I TED WI TH PROPO SI N G THE DE SI GN OF TH I S
FLAG AT TH E F IR S T C ON STI T U TI O N A L C ON VE N TI ON AT
W AS H I N GT ON ON T H E BRA ZO S.
A
THE SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS
THE C OUNTRIE S THAT HAVE HA D SOVEREIGNT Y OVER SOME OR A LL OF THE
C URRE NT STATE OF TEXAS:
SPAIN
FRA NC E
1 5 1 9 - 1 6 85, 1 6 9 0 - 1 8 21
REPUBLIC OF
TEXAS
1 8 3 6 -1 845
1 6 85 - 1 690
C ONFEDERATE
STATE S OF AMERICA
1 861 - 1 8 65
MEXIC O
1 8 2 1 - 1 8 36
UNI TED
STATE S OF AMERICA
1 8 4 5 - 1 8 61, 1 8 65 - P RE S E N T
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
“HON OR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE A LLEGIA NC E TO THEE,
TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE A ND IND IVI SIBLE.”
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