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The Texas Constitution states, "There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept by the Governor and used by him officially. The seal shall have a star of five points, encircled by olive and live oak branches, and the words 'the State of Texas'". The design is similar to the emblem of Paraguay. [4]
State Seal of Texas. There shall be a Seal of the State which shall be kept by the secretary of state, and used by him officially under the direction of the governor. The Seal of the State shall be a star of five points, encircled by olive and live oak branches, and the words, "The State of Texas." — Texas Constitution, article IV, section 19.
The Texas State Seal. Office of the Secretary of State. There shall be a Seal of the State which shall be kept by the secretary of state, and used by him officially under the direction of the governor. The Seal of the State shall be a star of five points, encircled by olive and live oak branches, and the words, "The State of Texas."
The Texas State Seal. Today, the seal of the state of Texas has developed into a uniform design with both a front (obverse) and a reverse side. By law, the seal is required to authenticate official documents of the state.
Seal of the State of Texas, 1845. Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. When Texas joined the Union, the Constitution of 1845 retained the seal, changing only the word Republic to State.
The Great Seal of the State of Texas. The Great Seal has a star of five points, encircled by olive and live oak branches, and the words, The State of Texas, printed around it. Updated 2 years ago.
The Texas Provisional Government adopted an emblem of “a single star of five points, either of gold or silver” for the Republic of Texas on March 12, 1836, 10 days after declaring independence from Mexico.
Before Texas became the 28th state in 1845, the state seal of Texas was actually the republic seal. The word republic was removed and the word state added once statehood passed. Texas seceded from the United States in 1861 to join the confederate states, but was readmitted in 1870.
STATE SEAL. (a) The state seal is as provided by Section 19, Article IV, Texas Constitution. (b) The reverse side of the state seal contains a shield displaying a depiction of: (1) the Alamo; (2) the cannon of the Battle of Gonzales; and. (3) Vince's Bridge. (c) The shield on the reverse side of the state seal is encircled by:
Seal: Great Seal of the State of Texas In 1839, at the same time as it adopted the Lone Star Flag, the Congress of the Republic of Texas adopted a national seal with a Lone Star surrounded by a wreath of an olive branch and a live oak branch.