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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the governor's flag. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 401.104, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.104. GOVERNOR'S FLAG. (a) The governor's |
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[governor may adopt a] flag is the 1839 pilot flag of the Republic |
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of Texas [for the governor's official use]. |
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(b) The governor's flag consists of a rectangle with a |
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width-to-length ratio of two to three containing: |
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(1) one white horizontal stripe and one red horizontal |
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stripe, each constituting one-fourth of the entire width of the |
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flag, and one blue horizontal stripe constituting one-half the |
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entire width of the flag, arranged with white at the top, blue in |
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the middle, and red at the bottom; and |
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(2) a white, regular five-pointed star in the center |
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of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point of the star points |
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directly upward, and of a size that the diameter of a circle passing |
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through the five points of the star is equal to three-fourths of the |
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width of the blue stripe. |
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(c) The red and blue colors of the governor's flag are the |
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same colors used in the state flag. |
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(d) When displayed permanently mounted on a staff, as for |
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indoor or parade use, the governor's flag may be decorated with gold |
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fringe and the staff may be decorated with gold cords and tassels. |
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(e) When the governor's flag is displayed on a staff, the |
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staff should be at least 2-1/2 times as long as the flag's hoist, |
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and the flag should be attached to the staff's peak. The staff's |
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finial should be either a lone star or a spearhead. |
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(f) The governor may prescribe any changes relating to the |
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description or display of the governor's flag that the governor |
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considers appropriate. [By executive order published in the Texas
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Register, the governor shall provide a description of a flag
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adopted under this section.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |