-=> On 01-24-98  15:57 Mike Angwin said to David Hartung <=-
 DH> According to whom? The Republic of Texas people? It has been a long
 DH> time since I have had to apply this knowledge, but I seem to remember
 DH> that, on an Air Force base, the state flag is typically flown on the
 DH> same staff, below the Stars and Stripes.
 MA> According to the flag protocols of the state of Texas.  In
 MA> affairs of the state government, and at state institutions, the Texas
 MA> flag cannot be properly flown beneath the American flag on the same
 MA> staff.  Federal institutions in Texas generally abide by this
 MA> protocol.
You had better re-read those protocols Mike, pay close attention 
to Sec 3 (i) as it *directly* contradicts your statement.  I just
sent you copies of the pertenant sections yesterday.  Just in
case they got lost in transmission I'll re-post them now:
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/lobby/ref/6139c.htm Last updated
October 23, 1997
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes Art. 6139c. Texas Flag Code.
Sec. 1. This article may be cited as the Texas Flag Code.
Sec. 2. The rules set out by Section 3 of this article govern the
use of the state flag in this state.
Sec. 3. (f) The state flag, when carried in a procession with
another flag or flags except the United States flag, should be
either on the marching right, that is, the state flag's right,
or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of
that line.  When the state flag is carried in a procession in
which the United States flag is carried, the United States flag
should be on the marching right, that is, the United States
flag's right, and the state flag should be on the United States
flag's left.
Sec. 3. (i) No flag or pennant other than the United States flag
should be placed above or, if on the same level, to the state
flag's right, that is, the observer's left. When the state and
United States flags are displayed at the same time, they should
be flown on flagpoles of the same height, and the flags should be
of approximately equal size. The United States flag should be
displayed to the United States flag's right, that is, the
observer's left. However, when it is necessary for the state and
United States flags to be flown from the same flagpole, the state
flag should be displayed underneath the United States flag. When
the state flag is displayed on a separate flagpole from the
United States flag, the state flag should be hoisted after the
United States flag is hoisted and lowered before the United
States flag is lowered.
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You're bound to recieve at least one of these two posts.
Just in case you haven't noticed, I *DO NOT* have a sense of
humor when it comes to dishonoring the National Colors.
T.E. - San Diego Ilks (Sgt. at Arms)
... Keep clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
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