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TEXAS FLAG andPLEDGE
OF ALLEGIAN
CE
Texas Flag Today’s Lone Star Flag was adopted in 1839
Red means bravery
White means purity
Blue means loyalty
The Texas Flag Code was first adopted in 1933 and completely revised in 1993
Should not be flown before sunrise or after sunset unless properly illuminated
Should not be flown in bad weather
Should be flown with white up unless in distress
Flown on all state holidays and during every school day
Should be below national flag when on the same pole
When state and national flag are flown on separate poles, they should be at equal height.
• Pledge was 1st adopted in 1933
• It contained a phrase, "Flag of 1836," which inadvertently referred to the David G. Burnet flag instead of the Lone Star Flag adopted in 1839.
“Honor the Texas flag of 1836;I pledge allegiance to thee,Texas, one and indivisible.”
Texas National Flag
• 1951-Texas Senator Searcy Bracewell introduced a bill to correct the pledge to the Texas (Lone Star) flag.
• 1965-Texas Legislature officially deleted “of 1836”
• 80th Texas Legislature met in Jan. 2007
• Representative Debbie Riddle introduced House Bill 1034 to add the words: “one state under God” to the TX Pledge.
• On June 16, 2007, Governor Rick Perry signed bill into law.
Extra info: A person reciting the pledge to the
state flag should face the flag, place the right hand over the heart and remove any easily removable hat.
The pledge to the Texas flag may be recited at all public and private meetings at which the pledge of allegiance to the national flag is recited and at state historical events and celebrations.
The pledge to the Texas flag should be recited after the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag if both are recited.
Today’s Pledge
Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance
to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance
to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.”
• Rewrite the pledge into your own words!
• Change the underlined words/phrases to another word or phrase that has the same meaning.
• Be prepared to share your “new” pledge