Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 3100.051. DISPLAY: IN GENERAL. The state flag should be displayed: (1) on each state or national holiday and on any special occasion of historical significance; and (2) daily on or near the main administration building of each state institution. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.…

Sec. 3100.052. DISPLAY OUTDOORS. (a) The state flag should not normally be displayed outdoors before sunrise or after sunset. (b) For patriotic effect, the state flag may be displayed outdoors: (1) 24 hours a day, if properly illuminated during darkness; or (2) in the same circum…

Sec. 3100.053. ORIENTATION ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF. If the state flag is displayed on a flagpole or flagstaff, the white stripe should be at the top of the flag, except as a signal of dire distress in an instance of extreme danger to life or property. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Le…

Sec. 3100.054. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH OTHER FLAG: IN GENERAL. A flag or pennant, other than the flag of the United States, displayed with the state flag: (1) should not be above the state flag; or (2) if the other flag or pennant is at the same height as the state …

Sec. 3100.055. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAG OF UNITED STATES. (a) If it is necessary for the state flag and the flag of the United States to be displayed on the same flagpole or flagstaff, the United States flag should be above the state flag. (b) If the state flag …

Sec. 3100.056. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAGS OF MUNICIPALITIES, LOCALITIES, OR ORGANIZATIONS. (a) If the state flag is displayed on a flagpole or flagstaff with a group of flags or pennants of municipalities, localities, or organizations that are displayed on flagpo…

Sec. 3100.057. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAGS OF OTHER STATES, OTHER NATIONS, OR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. (a) If the state flag is displayed with the flag of another state of the United States, of a nation other than the United States, or of an international orga…

Sec. 3100.058. DISPLAY WITH OTHER FLAG ON CROSSED FLAGSTAFFS. (a) If the state flag is displayed with another flag, other than the flag of the United States, against a wall on crossed flagstaffs, the state flag should: (1) be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of t…

Sec. 3100.059. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL DISPLAY. (a) If the state flag is displayed horizontally, the white stripe should be above the red stripe and, from the perspective of an observer, to the right of the blue stripe. (b) If the state flag is displayed vertically: (1) the blue …

Sec. 3100.060. DISPLAY FROM OR IN BUILDING. (a) If the state flag is displayed from a flagstaff that projects horizontally or at an angle from a building, the top of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff. (b) If the state flag is susp…

Sec. 3100.061. DISPLAY OVER STREET. If the state flag is displayed over a street, the flag should be suspended vertically with the blue stripe above the white and red stripes. If the street is an east-west street, the white stripe should be to the north. If the street is a north-…

Sec. 3100.062. DISPLAY ON SPEAKER'S PLATFORM. (a) If the state flag is displayed flat on a speaker's platform, the flag should be displayed above and behind the speaker. (b) If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed on a speaker's platform, the state flag …

Sec. 3100.063. DISPLAY ON CASKET. (a) If the state flag is used to cover a casket, the flag should be placed so that: (1) the blue stripe is at the head of the casket; and (2) the white stripe is over the left shoulder of the casket. (b) The state flag should not be lowered in th…

Sec. 3100.064. DISPLAY ON FLAGSTAFF ON MOTOR VEHICLE. If the state flag is displayed on a flagstaff on a motor vehicle, the staff should be attached firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right fender. If the flag of the United States and the state flag are displayed on flagstaf…

Sec. 3100.065. DISPLAY AT HALF-STAFF. (a) If the state flag is to be displayed at half-staff, the flag should be hoisted to the peak of the flagpole for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. (b) Before the state flag is lowered for the day, it should first be ra…

Sec. 3100.066. CARRYING OF STATE FLAG: IN GENERAL. The state flag should, when practicable, be carried aloft and free, not flat or horizontally. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 3100.067. CARRYING IN PROCESSION WITH OTHER FLAGS. (a) If the state flag is carried in a procession with another flag, other than the flag of the United States, the state flag should be on the marching right. If there is a line of other flags in the procession, the state fla…

Sec. 3100.068. HOISTING AND LOWERING; PASSING IN PARADE OR REVIEW. (a) The state flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously. (b) During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the state flag or if the flag is passing in a parade or in review: (1) each citizen of this s…

Sec. 3100.069. STATE FLAG AS FEATURE OF UNVEILING CEREMONY. (a) The state flag should form a distinctive feature of the ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument. (b) The state flag should not be used as the covering for the statue or monument. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch.…

Sec. 3100.070. LIMITATIONS ON DISPLAY. (a) The state flag should not: (1) touch anything beneath it, including the ground or floor; (2) be dipped to any person or thing, except as a mark of honor for the United States flag; (3) trail in water; (4) have placed on any part of it, o…

Sec. 3100.071. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNOR. By executive order published in the Texas Register, the governor may: (1) change or repeal any requirement relating to the display of the state flag provided by Sections 3100.051-3100.070; or (2) prescribe additional requirements concerning t…

Sec. 3100.072. LIMITATIONS ON GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY. (a) A governmental subdivision or agency may not enact or enforce a law that prohibits: (1) the display of: (A) a municipal flag; (B) the state flag; (C) the flag of another state of the United States; (D) the Unit…

Sec. 3100.073. FOLDED STATE FLAG. (a) The state flag should be folded as follows: (1) fold the flag in half lengthwise with the red stripe facing upward; (2) fold the flag in half lengthwise once more, concealing the red stripe on the inside of the fold; (3) position the flag wit…

Sec. 3100.101. PLEDGE. The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible." Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R…

Sec. 3100.102. OCCASIONS AT WHICH PLEDGE MAY BE RECITED. The pledge of allegiance to the state flag may be recited at any: (1) public or private meeting at which the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag is recited; and (2) state historical event or celebration. Added by…

Sec. 3100.103. ORDER OF RECITATION. The pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States should be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the state flag if both are recited. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 3100.104. RECITING PLEDGE. If the pledge to the state flag is recited, each person who is present and: (1) not in uniform should: (A) face the state flag and stand at attention with the person's right hand over the heart; (B) if wearing a head covering that is easy to remove…

Sec. 3100.151. MANNER OF RETIREMENT. (a) If a state flag is no longer used or useful as an emblem for display, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning, in a ceremony or another dignified way that emphasizes its honor as a fitting emblem for this state. (b) It is encouraged …

Sec. 3100.152. CONDUCT OF RETIREMENT CEREMONY. (a) A retirement ceremony for a state flag should be conducted with the honor and respect inherent in the traditions of this state. (b) During a retirement ceremony: (1) each citizen of this state who is present and not in uniform sh…