Flag of Texas

State of Texas
The Lone Star Flag
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion2:3
Adopted
  • January 25, 1839 (by the Republic of Texas)
  • Readopted: August 31, 1933
  • (de facto use 1879–1933)[1]
DesignOne-third of the hoist is blue containing a single centered white star. The remaining field is divided horizontally into a white and red bar.
Designed byUnknown[2]

The flag of Texas, also known as the Lone Star Flag,[a] is the official flag of the U.S. state of Texas. The flag—often flown at homes and businesses statewide—is highly popular among Texans and is treated with a great degree of reverence and esteem within Texas. Along with the flag of Hawaii, it is one of two state flags to have previously served as a national flag of an independent country.[3] In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed its members on the designs of the 72 U.S. state, territorial, and Canadian provincial flags and ranked the Texas flag second, behind New Mexico.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hbot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Vexillological Assn. of the State of Texas. "The Stewart Myth". Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ E. Joe Deering (September 21, 2009). Lovin' That Lone Star Flag. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 1–7. ISBN 978-1-60344-148-3.
  4. ^ Archive.org copy of now-offline NAVA survey results


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