Texas Government Code 3100.070 – Limitations On Display
(a) The state flag should not:
(1) touch anything beneath it, including the ground or floor;
(2) be dipped to any person or thing, except as a mark of honor for the United States flag;
(3) trail in water;
(4) have placed on any part of it, or attached to it, any mark, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing;
(5) be used or stored in a manner in which it can easily be soiled or damaged;
(6) be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything;
(7) be displayed on a float in a parade, except from a staff or in the manner provided by § 3100.059;
(8) be draped over the hood, top, side, or back of any vehicle, train, boat, or aircraft;
(9) be used as bedding or drapery;
(10) be festooned or drawn back or up in folds, but instead allowed to fall free; or
(11) be used as a covering for a ceiling.
(b) Advertising should not be fastened to a flagpole, flagstaff, or halyard on which the state flag is displayed.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 3100.070
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Bunting of blue, white, and red, arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used instead of the state flag to cover a speaker’s desk or to drape the front of a platform and for decoration in general.