Texas State Flag
What does the Texas state flag look like?
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Texas is known as the Lone Star State, and the Texas flag reminds everyone of this by having a lone, or single, star on it. The colors of the Texas flag are the same colors as those on the American flag. Watch this video to learn about the meanings of the symbols on the Texas flag.
[MUSIC PLAYING] Remember the Alamo. Those words uttered the outnumbered defenders who died fighting the Mexican army in 1836. But from that defeat came the birth of Texas. First as an independent republic, then as our 28th state.
What's unique about the flag of Texas is how much Texans love their state and their flag. But they have reason to feel proud of that flag.
The star symbolizes unity. It's also why Texas is nicknamed "The Lone Star State." The five points are said to represent the ideal characteristics of a Texan-- loyalty, prudence, fortitude, broadmindedness, and righteousness. Texas values are also embodied in the flag's bold colors-- red for courage, white for purity and liberty, and blue for loyalty.
I think they're happy to be Americans, but there's that whole Texas pride. And what you see in that flag is the independence of Texas.
Tipping my hat to Texas, I'm Kristin with Flag Facts.
All of the colors on the Texas flag represent something. The blue stands for loyalty, white stands for purity and liberty, and red stands for courage or bravery.
The one, or lone, star on the flag symbolizes unity. It has five points, which stand for some of the characteristics a Texan should have: loyalty, prudence, fortitude, broadmindedness, and righteousness.
The state motto is below:
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Take out your activity page and fill in the chart with the symbols and pictures, as well as their meanings.
Then, draw and color the Texas state flag on your activity page.
