Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Flags & Other Symbols
Lists and explains the meaning of the many state symbols of Texas, its flag, and the state song.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Evolution of the Texas Flag
Explains the history of the Texas state flag.
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Supreme Court Historical Society:texas v. Johnson (1989)
A complete unit on constitutional law that uses the court case of Texas vs. Johnson, in which Gregory Lee Johnson was convicted of desecration of a venerated object after lighting an American flag on fire. The case became an argument...
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Clickable Map of the United States
Includes both printable images and fascinating trivia behind the flag of each state. It includes alternate flags used in the past.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50: Texas
Offers much general information regarding Texas history, famous people, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
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Texas Online: Texas
Facts about the state of Texas, its history, government, state symbols, and its capitals and capitol buildings.
NSTATE
Texas State Symbols
Here is a complete list of the Texas state symbols, including their year of adoption. Click on one to be taken to a page with more information and a picture.
Teacher Oz
Teacher Oz: History of the Lone Star State Texas
A huge collection of links to resources about the history of Texas. As this is an older web page, some of the links no longer work. Topics covered include primary resources, timelines, history sites, flags, maps, landmarks, monuments,...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Battle of San Jacinto: Certified Copies of Letters on the Sherman Flag
Texas Soldier Edward Miles provides his "Letter on the Sherman Flag," a "description of arms, uniforms, and account of battle." Also included here is a letter from the wife of soldier Sidney Sherman, Carrie Sherman. Part of artist Henry...
Bill of Rights Institute
Bill of Rights Institute: Texas v. Johnson
This Landmark Supreme Court Cases and the Constitution eLesson focuses on a case involving expressive conduct, and what is for many a deeply cherished symbol of America, the U.S. flag. In a closely divided (5-4) ruling, the Supreme Court...
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Civic's Resources: Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnson
In August 1984, the Republican National Convention was held in Dallas, Texas. On August 22, a group of about 100 demonstrators marched through the streets of Dallas to dramatize the consequences of nuclear war and protest certain...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Under the Rebel Flag: Dissent: Those Who Disagreed
As part of a larger site about life in Texas during the Civil War is this article about those who disagreed with Texas' joining the Confederacy. Read about the price paid by the estimated 30 per cent who dissented.
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United States Courts: Facts and Case Summary Texas v. Johnson
Facts and case summary for Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). Flag burning constitutes symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment.
iCivics
I Civics: Texas v. Johnson (1989)
This mini-instructional activity covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that burning the American flag is a form of political speech protected by the First Amendment. Learners learn about the First Amendment freedom of speech...
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Six National Flags of Texas
Information about each of the six flags that Texas has had.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Estados Unidos De America: Texas
This site has a map of Texas in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the state of Texas. Land mass, population, elevation, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics addressed. Also...
Ducksters
Ducksters: United States Geography for Kids: Texas
Kids learn facts and geography about the state of Texas including symbols, flag, capital, bodies of water, industry, borders, population, fun facts, GDP, famous people, and major cities.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Symbols of Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac to find information about the symbols, flags, and special days, and events of Texas. The almanac is free to download.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Law School: Texas v. Johnson
During the 1984 Republican National Convention, respondent Johnson participated in a political demonstration to protest the policies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corporations. After a march through the city streets,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Proportional Flag
In this activity, students can use the concepts of similarity to create a scale drawing of the national flag, that is large enough to cover most of a football field.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Activity Center Golf Course
There are nine activity settings. Each one is a different hole of golf. Each setting contains a background photograph of a golf course with a white ball and a hole with a numbered flag coming out of it. Students must submit the equation...
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Texas State Flag
Some history and facts about the state flag of Texas.
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