{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-3100.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 3100.151","heading":"MANNER OF RETIREMENT.","body":"(a) If a state flag is no longer used or useful as an emblem for display, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning, in a ceremony or another dignified way that emphasizes its honor as a fitting emblem for this state.\n(b) It is encouraged that retirement of the state flag be a public ceremony under the direction of uniformed personnel representing a state or national military service or a patriotic society, but the state flag may be retired in a private ceremony.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS; PRESERVATION","SUBTITLE A. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS","CHAPTER 3100. STATE FLAG","SUBCHAPTER D. RETIREMENT OF STATE FLAG"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.3100.htm#3100.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"330529c051dc2cc3025bfca9326979947331cbf935026bd8f4e0344d6c86c420","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-3100.104","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-3100.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}