Study about the history of the Texas state flag, which was the flag of the impartial Republic of Texas. Every part of the Lone Star Flag represents something about Texas. The Flag Code of Texas describes how the flag should be treated.
The Lone Star State and the Lone Star Flag
Texas is known as the ‘Lone Star State’ – but did you know that the nickname comes from the Texas flag? The iconic Lone Star Flag is an emblem of Texas pride, but it wasn’t actually the first flag of Texas. In this lesson, we’ll go over the history of the Lone Star Flag and the opposite flags that have represented Texas over the years.
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The History of the Texas Flag
Before it was part of the USA, Texas was dominated first by Spain, then by France, and then by Mexico. As a Spanish possession between 1519 and 1685, Texas formally used the Spanish flag. The Spanish flag has red stripes along the top and bottom edge, with a thicker yellow stripe within the middle. On the left-hand side is the arms of Castile and Leon.
From 1684 to 1690, Texas flew the flag of the Kingdom of France, which featured gold fleurs-de-lys on a white background. Between 1690 and 1821, Texas reverted to Spanish possession and the Spanish flag. Then in 1821, Texas became part of Mexico and flew the Mexican flag until 1836, when the Republic of Texas declared its independence.
In December of 1836, the Congress of the Republic of Texas approved the National Standard of Texas. This flag was easy however striking: it featured a yellow star in the midst of a dark blue background.
That was the flag of Texas till 1839. In January 1939, the Texas Congress approved a new flag, with the identical colours as the US flag but a distinct design. On the new flag, there’s a bar of dark blue running alongside the left-hand side, with one white star in the middle. On the rest of the flag, the top half is white and the decrease half is red. Because it has only one star, this flag is known as the Lone Star Flag.
The Lone Star Flag was the flag of the Republic of Texas until Texas turned a US state in 1845. At that time, the United States flag officially grew to become the nationwide flag of Texas, however the state kept the Lone Star Flag as a state flag. The Texas state flag is the only US state flag that used to be the flag of a separate sovereign nation.
