<Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> The pledge was instituted by the Texas Legislature in 1933, and originally referred to the "Texas flag of 1836" (which was the Burnet Flag, and not the Lone Star Flag then in use). In 1965, the error was corrected by deleting the words "of 1836 ." In 2007, the phrase "one state under God" was added . The addition of "under God" has been challenged in court, though an injunction was denied . </P> <P> The flag is required by law to be displayed on or near the main administration building of each state institution during each state or national holiday, and on any special occasion of historical significance, permanently above both doors of the Texas State Capitol, alone at the north door, and under the U.S. flag at the south door, with the exception being if the flags are at half mast or if the POW / MIA flag is being flown with the U.S. flag; in which event the Texas flag shall only fly at the North Door . State law also requires that the state flag be flown at or near any International Port of Entry . When displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be at top and, from the perspective of an observer, the white stripe should be to the left of the red stripe . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> 1685--1689 French flag possibly used by René - Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, during the French colonization of Texas </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1690--1785 State flag and ensign of New Spain, also known as the Cross of Burgundy flag </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1785--1820 Spanish state flag on land </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1821--1823 Flag of the first Mexican Empire </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1823--1836 First flag of the Mexican Republic, flown over soil claimed by Mexico until the Texas Revolution </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1836--1839; 1839--1879 The "Burnet Flag," used from December 1836 to 1839 as the national flag of the Republic of Texas until it was replaced by the currently used "Lone Star Flag"; it was the de jure war flag from then until 1879 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1839--1845 / 1846 Republic of Texas national flag from 1839 - 1845 / 1846 (identical to modern state flag) </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1845--1861, 1865--present US flag in 1846 when Texas became part of the Union (for further US flags, see USA flag: Historical progression of designs) </P> </Li> <Li> <P> 1861--1865 CS flag in 1861 when Texas became a part of the Confederacy (for further CS flags, see CS flag: National flags) </P> </Li> </Ul>

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