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The Flag of Texas is defined by law as follows: The state flag consists of a rectangle with a width to length ratio of two to three containing: (1) a blue vertical stripe one-third the entire length of the flag wide, and two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe white, the lower red, each two-thirds the entire length of the flag long; and (2) a white, regular five-pointed star in the center of the blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward, and of such a size that the diameter of a circle passing through the five points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the blue stripe. The red and blue of the state flag are the same colors used in the United States flag. The flag is known as the "Lone Star Flag" (giving Texas its nickname of the "Lone Star State"). This flag was introduced to the Congress of the Republic Of Texas on December 28 , 1838 , by Senator William H. Wharton . It was adopted on January 24 , 1839 as the final National Flag of the Republic of Texas. When Texas became the 28th state of the Union on December 29 , 1845 , its national flag became the State Flag . Texas law assigns the following Symbolism to the colors of the Texas flag: blue stands for loyalty, white for strength, and red for bravery. THE BURNET FLAG The Lone Star Flag replaced the previous national flag (known as the Burnet Flag), which had been adopted on December 10 , 1836 . It consisted of an azure background with a large golden star, inspired by the 1810 " Bonnie Blue Flag " of the Republic Of West Florida . Variants of the Burnet Flag with a white star, virtually identical to the Bonnie Blue Flag, were also common. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge Of Allegiance to the state flag is "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible." The pledge was instituted by the Texas Legislature in 1933 , and originally referred to the "Texas flag of 1836" (which was the Burnet Flag, and not the Lone Star Flag then in use). In 1965 , the error was corrected by deleting the words "of 1836". URBAN LEGEND .]] It is a common , any state flag can be flown at the same height as the U.S. flag. The U.S. flag must be on its right (the viewer's left), however. SIMILAR FLAGS
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