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The state flag is officially described by law as: a rectangle that: (1) has a width to length ratio of two to three; and (2) contains: (A) one blue vertical stripe that has a width equal to one-third the length of the flag; (B) two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower stripe red, each having a length equal to two-thirds the length of the flag; and (C) one white, regular ...
Type Symbol Date designated Image Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1] [2]: Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1]: June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas
According to C. E. Gilbert in "A Concise History of Early Texas: As told by its 30 historic flags," this flag was adopted by a resolution of the First Congress, enacted and signed by Ira Ingram, speaker of the House and Richard Ellis, president pro tem of the Senate on December 10, 1836 and signed by president Sam Houston.
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
List of national flags by design; List of national mottos; List of republics; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars involving Spain; List of wars involving the United States; List of wars of independence; Mier expedition; R. E. B. Baylor; Regulator–Moderator War; Republic of Texas; San Antonio; Texan Santa Fe Expedition; Texas Navy; Texas ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts ...
The flag we fly today is not how it appeared two centuries ago. The original flag, created in 1776, was designed with 13 stars and 13 stripes to represent the 13 American colonies.
The Flag of the United States of America. Current RGB colors and geometric specifications follow the "Design Guide" published in January 2017 by State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. [1] Date: 6 February 2025 : Source: SVG implementation of U. S. Code: Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 1 (the United States Federal “Flag Law”).