Texas Politics - The Six National Flags of Texas

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Texas in the USA (1845-1861, 1865-Present)

Texas became the 28th star on the U.S. flag when it joined the Union in 1845. On rejoining the Union after the Civil War and Reconstruction, the "Star Spangled Banner" resumed its place as the national flag of Texas. The Lone Star emblem from the days of the Republic of Texas remains the state flag.

Source: Lonestar Junction; Texas Handbook Online. (full source)

Full Source: Original flag images are from http://www.lsjunction.com/facts/6flags.htm, accessed March 21, 2005. "Flags of Texas," Handbook of Texas Online at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/FF/msf1.html, accessed March 24, 2005. See also http://www.pinette.net/chris/flags/texas/texflags.html, http://www.pinette.net/chris/flags/texas/sixflags.html.

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Images of the flags flown over Texas