Wait, there is a pledge to the Texas flag? Where have I been that I missed that for 6 years?
Oh it gets worse:
"In 1933 the legislature passed a law establishing rules for the proper display of the flag and providing for a pledge to the flag: "Honor the Texas Flag of 1836; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible." The pledge erroneously referred to the 1836 national flag, known as David G. Burnet's flag, instead of the Lone Star Flag. Senator Searcy Bracewell introduced a bill to correct this error in 1951, but the legislature did not delete the words "of 1836" until 1965."
The pledge was again amended by House Bill 1034 during the 80th Legislature with the addition of "one state under God." The revised wording became effective on June 15, 2007."
First, by the articles of admission to the union, Texas may divide into no more than 5 states.
Secondly, just like the US pledge of allegiance, the words "under God" were not part of the original pledge. Which is the way it should be for a secular state. The state is only "under" the constitution on which it was founded.
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Last edited: Jan 24, 2020