Flag of Texas
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The flag of Texas, also known as the Lone Star Flag, is the official flag of the U.S. state of Texas. Along with the flag of Hawaii, it is one of two state flags to have previously served as a nationa
The Texas flag flying below the US flag at the Texas State Capitol
The Texas state flag as depicted in the 1976 bicentennial postage stamp series
The world's largest Texas flag at a University of Texas at Austin football game.
Flag of Texas over Corpus Christi.
Republic of Texas
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The Republic of Texas, or simply Texas, was a short-lived sovereign country in North America from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas was bordered by Mexico to the west and southwest, the Gulf
Flag of Texas
…spirit and gave rise to the state's official nickname "the Lone Star State". Legislation authorizing the flag was introduced in the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 28, 1838, by Senator William H. Wharton. The flag was adopted on January 25, 1839, as the national flag of the Republic of Texas. "Accompanying…
Spanish missions in Texas
Chief Tosahwi of the Penateka Comanche
Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin depicted on a 1936 US postage stamp commemorating 100th anniversary of the Texas Republic
The Hôtel Bataille de Francès (now Hôtel de Vendôme), Place Vendôme in Paris, housed the Embassy of the Republic of Texas.