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A reminder to those who want to display the Texas flag in the vertical position: The white stripe is on the left and the red stripe is on the right.
From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission: General provisions regarding the Texas state flag, and information on the display of the flag, the flag pledge, [...]

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Breathing a sigh of relief

Larry and I have have written before about using Google Reader to search for news and stories about flags. Larry has specific search guidelines set up in his reader, and I employ a *different set, but we do overlap in searches for these words: U.S. flag, American flag, Stars and Stripes, Texas flag, and Lone [...]

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The Alamo Webcam

Deborah thought readers might like this. The San Antonio Express News and KENS5 sponsor the Alamo Webcam which feeds a still frame shot every thirty-seconds to a webpage.
This is a view of the plaza and the front of the mission, complete with visitors. The Alamo is open every day of the year except Christmas Eve [...]

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The Winter Texan Reception (part 2)

Larry wrote yesterday about the Winter Texan Reception, a yearly event hosted by the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Canyon Lake, here in the Texas Hill Country, was formed when the Army Corps of Engineers built a massive dam across the beautiful but unpredictable Guadalupe River. The mild winter climate, beautiful lake, and rugged hills [...]

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Yesterday, Deborah and I spent most of the day at a gathering in Canyon Lake hosted by the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce. The event was the annual Winter Texan Reception for our northern neighbors who like winter in our warmer climate. The south Texas hill country is a long-time destination for folks seeking [...]

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Deborah and I made a trip into Austin, Texas this week, and as is our custom, we avidly watched for flag displays along the route of the 70-mile trip. Out of the hundreds of displays we saw, most were absolutely correct. But I do have two ideas to write about, prompted by a particular and [...]

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Myth Busting and the Texas Flag

Every month I find another website that quotes a list of facts about Texas. Most of the time they quote the same "facts" about Texas picked up from other websites, because the lists are always similar. This morning, I was rummaging through my news reader and found this article, Texas Facts, with a list [...]

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Upside Down Texas Flag Update

A few day ago we published a photo of a local elementary school flying the Texas flag upside down. Here’s an update on that story.
As a quick review, the school closed for a two week holiday, leaving the Texas flag flying upside down on their shiny new flag pole. The flagpole has a lock [...]

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The State of Flags Today

I spent yesterday in the field, talking to people flying flags in front of their businesses. I thought you might be interested in the results of my non-scientific survey of the current state of the flags flying in this area.

50% need repair (normal mending)
15% need replacing (beyond mending)
2% are missing pieces (out of the [...]

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Having a Bad Day

Some days are better than others as proven by this photograph. Driving by the local elementary school proved quite enlightening with the U.S. and Texas flag flying from the new flagpole.
Deborah and I both took a quick second look to confirm our eyes weren’t playing tricks on us. Do you spot the problem [...]

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