Tex. Gov't Code Section 3100.151
Manner of Retirement


(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.

(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.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 3100.151 — Manner of Retirement, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­3100.­htm#3100.­151 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 3100.151’s source at texas​.gov