Texas State Flag

The Texas state flag is the official flag of the state of Texas. A vertical blue stripe covers one-third of the flag on the left side. A white horizontal stripe fills the upper right section. A red horizontal stripe runs along the bottom.

A single white star sits centered in the blue field. Texans call this design the Lone Star Flag. The flag flies at state offices, schools, and public venues and directly reflects the Lone Star State nickname.

The Texas state flag meaning stems from the republic period when Texas governed itself as an independent nation. The design reflects Texas identity as a sovereign state before joining the United States.

The lone star represents unity among Texans. It stands for independence and self-determination. The star appeared on earlier Texas revolutionary flags during the fight against Mexican rule.

Blue symbolizes loyalty. White stands for purity. Red represents bravery. These meanings were assigned by the Texas Flag Code to explain the color choices on the banner and match Texas state colors.

Texas adopted the Lone Star Flag on January 25, 1839. Senator William H. Wharton introduced the legislation in December 1838. The Congress of the Republic of Texas approved the design weeks later. Artist Peter Krag drew the official rendering for ten dollars.

The flag served as the national banner of the Republic of Texas until 1845. Texas became the 28th U.S. state on December 29, 1845. The national flag transitioned to become the state flag at that moment.

Texas seceded from the United States in 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America. The state remained part of the Confederacy until 1865. During this period, Confederate national flags flew alongside the Texas state flag. Texas rejoined the Union after the Civil War ended.

From 1879 to 1933, no official state flag existed on paper. The legislature had repealed old statutes without renewing flag provisions. Texans continued flying the Lone Star Flag anyway. The state formalized the flag again in 1933. Color specifications were added in 2001 using Pantone numbers, reinforcing civic language later mirrored on Texas's motto page.

The Texas state flag uses three colors. Red and blue match the colors used in the United States flag. White appears in both the star and the horizontal stripe, and the design is widely used in border-region identity across States That Border Texas.