Talk:Flag of Texas

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Urban legend

Is the precedence issue actually only an urban legend? It's fairly common in Texas to see the Texas flag and the US flag flown at equal heights, while in most states the US flag is flown on a taller flagpole. --Delirium 22:54, Feb 29, 2004 (UTC)

It's an urban legend. However, current Texas flag code specifies that if the Texas flag is flown on a pole alongside the US flag, both flags should be on poles of equal height (3100.055). Note that both US flag code and Texas flag code specify no penalties or enforcement provisions, and as such are merely guidelines. Given that, Texans are going to do what they damn well please when it comes to flying flags. -- Cyrius|✎ 08:32, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Actually, I've seen the Massachusetts State flag at the same height as the US flag often (I live in MA).. But we should just go by what the flag law says. --24.147.128.141 16:39, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I find this phrase interesting: "Texas is the only state to be internationally recognized as an independent country".

While I suppose I could believe that no one other than the US ever bothered to recognize the Bear Flag Republic (though I would need some references on that), I find it hard to believe that no other country recognized the independent kingdom of Hawaii.

Even the Texas flag code recognizes the Hawaiian flag (although it does not explicitly name it). -- Cyrius|✎ 08:32, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)
The original 13 states where all internationally recognized as independent countries, had their own militias, their own constitutions, their own currency, their own customs, taxes and police, etc. The Republic of Texas was also an internationally recognized country, as was the Kingdom of Hawaii. Florida and California and Vermont were all independent for a short time but probably did not receive international recognition except for maybe from the U.S. --WisTex 09:14, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Unlike other states, Texas was an independent nation before it became a state, had its own Revolutionary War and creation story (who hasn’t heard of the Alamo?), and negotiated special considerations when it joined the union (the Texas flag, for instance, can fly at the same level as the United States flag)." -- PBS (http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/texan/)

The text I have pasted above was obtained from a PBS website and makes clear reference to the fact that the Texas flag can be flown at the same level as the US flag. The Texas Flag Code gives precedence to the US flag if they are both being flown on the same flag staff. -- osfancy

The story that Texas has some sort of special agreement is still not true, and I'm disappointed in PBS for repeating it. Neither the Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas to the United States (US side) nor the Ordinance of Annexation (Texas side) contain any provisions regarding flags.
The current US Flag Code only specifies that a state flag cannot be flown higher than the US Flag. Other states could fly their flags at the same height if they wanted to. Not that the flag code actually has any legal weight to begin with. -- Cyrius|✎ 21:26, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Texas has no special status for its flag. The superior position for a flag under the US Flag Code is either the topmost position or the leftmost position. The US flag code specifies that a non-national flag must be flown below the US flag or "if on the same level, to the right of the flag of the United States of America" (4 USC 7(b)). Mateo SA | talk July 6, 2005 19:20 (UTC)

Comparing Texas flag to other flags

If you're going to note which flags look like it, then make a comprehensive list and don't feed the trolls who want to suggest one copied the other without a history of commonalities between them. b0at 22:15, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Original Flag of Texas

This article incorrectly states that the "Bonnie Blue" flag was the original flag of the Republic of Texas. This is a common mistake, but the original flag was the Burnet flag, which had a gold star, not a white one. The Burnet flag was used from 1836-1839. --JW1805 01:12, 10 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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