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TITLE 106-PATRIOTISM AND THE FLAG

(a) The state seal is as provided by Article IV, Section 19, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) The reverse of the state seal contains a shield, displaying a depiction of the Alamo, the cannon of the Battle of Gonzales, and Vince's Bridge. The shield is encircled by live oak and olive branches, and the unfurled flags of the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Spain, the United Mexican States, the Republic of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. Above the shield is emblazoned the motto, "REMEMBER THE ALAMO," and beneath it are the words, "TEXAS ONE AND INDIVISIBLE," with a white five-pointed star hanging over the shield, centered between the flags.

(c) The state arms are a white star of five points, on an azure ground, encircled by olive and live oak branches.

(d) The secretary of state, by rule, shall adopt standard designs for the state seal, the reverse of the state seal, and the state arms.

(e) A law that requires the use of the state seal does not require the use of the state arms or the reverse of the state seal.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, § 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.