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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of the Honor and Remember flag. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2165.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2165.0061. DISPLAY OF HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG. |
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(a) In this section, "Honor and Remember flag" means the Honor and |
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Remember, Inc. flag. |
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(b) The Honor and Remember flag shall be displayed at each |
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state office building on: |
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(1) the third Saturday in May, "Armed Forces Day"; |
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(2) the last Monday in May, "Memorial Day"; |
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(3) the 14th day of June, "Flag Day"; |
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(4) the fourth day of July, "Independence Day"; |
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(5) the third Friday in September, "National POW/MIA |
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Recognition Day"; |
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(6) the last Sunday in September, "Gold Star Mother's |
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Day"; |
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(7) the 11th day in November, "Veterans Day"; and |
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(8) whenever a resident of this state is a state |
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military casualty. |
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SECTION 2. The Honor and Remember flag is designated as the |
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symbol of our state's concern and commitment to honoring and |
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remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed |
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forces who have lost their lives while serving or as a result of |
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service and the symbol of our state's commitment to honoring their |
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families. |
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SECTION 3. The Honor and Remember flag's red field |
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represents the blood shed by the brave men and women who sacrificed |
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their lives for freedom, and the flag's white field is in |
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recognition of the purity of that sacrifice. The flag's blue star |
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is a symbol of active service in military conflict that dates back |
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to World War I. The flag's gold star signifies the ultimate |
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sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not returning home |
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and reflects the value of the life given. The folded flag element |
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highlights this nation's final tribute to a fallen service member |
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and a family's sacrifice. The flag's flame symbolizes the eternal |
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spirit of the departed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |