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The seal of Texas has changed 5 times since independence from Mexico in 1836. The original Great Seal of the Republic was created on December 10, 1836, by the Congress, with a bill providing that "for the future the national seal of this republic shall consist of a single star, with the letters 'Republic of Texas', circular on said seal, which seal shall also be circular".
The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839. National seal. Seal of the Republic of Texas. January 25, 1839. State seal. Seal of Texas. December 29, 1845. Reverse of the seal.
The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is as follows: Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. [14] The pledge was instituted by the Texas Legislature in 1933. The pledge originally referred to the "Texas flag of 1836" (which was the Burnet Flag, and not the Lone Star Flag then in use).
Texas (/ ˈtɛksəs / ⓘ TEK-səss, locally also / ˈtɛksɪz / TEK-siz; [ 8 ] Spanish: Texas or Tejas, [ b ]pronounced [ˈtexas]) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and an international border ...
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Seal of Territory of Arizona (1890–1912) Seal of the State of Colorado (1876) Seal of the District of Columbia (1876) Great Seal of Florida (1868–1985) Seal of the Territory of Hawaii (1898–1959) Seal of Idaho Territory (1863–1866) Seal of Idaho Territory (1866–1890) Seal of Idaho (1891—1957)
The government of Texas operates under the Constitution of Texas and consists of a unitary democratic state government operating under a presidential system that uses the Dillon Rule, as well as governments at the county and municipal levels. Austin is the capital of Texas. The State Capitol resembles the United States Capitol in Washington, D ...
The Great Seal is the seal of the United States. The phrase is used both for the impression device itself, which is kept by the United States secretary of state, and more generally for the impression it produces. The obverse of the Great Seal depicts the national coat of arms of the United States [ 1 ] while the reverse features a truncated ...