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A Texas flag flies during ceremonies commemorating the 174th Anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto at the San Jacinto Monument on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in La Porte.(Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle)

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The Salt Grass Trail Riders follow the Texas flag as they depart the 7IL Ranch following their lunch stop at the beginning of their ride Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010, Cat Spring.

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Texas pilgrims wave the state flag as the wait to enter a public audience with Pope Benedict XVI, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. ( Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle )

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Ernest Anguiano of Austin waves a Texas flag outside the stadium before the Citi BCS National Championship football game at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in Pasadena, Calif. ( Brett Coomer / Chronicle )

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A Texas flag flutters in the breeze, Saturday, May 30, 2009, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle )

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Spectators hold Texas flags during the 2003 Inauguration parade on Congress Avenue in honor of Texas Govenor Rick Perry being sworn in, January 21, 2003 in Austin. (Christobal Perez / Houston Chronicle)

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Texas Magazine Story on how Texans show their State pride by painting the Lone Star flag on different things: Along Highway 84 and FM 399 in the west Texas town of Post a old country barn painted as the Lone Star Flag sits next to a oil rig, a true Texas landscape. 02/07/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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(10/13/2002): The folks at Shiner might criticize his choice of brands, but Mark Schneider of Lubbock made Texas wind chimes and brought them to the Kerrville Folk Festival. (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle)

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Texas Magazine Story on how Texans show their State Pride by painting the Lone Star Flag on different things: The Oates family farm on Higway 36 just west of Caldwell Lone Star windmill. 07/17/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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A specially modified Boeing 747 jet carries the space shuttle Endeavour as it flies over the Johnson Space Center on the the shuttle's return trip to Kennedy Space Center Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, in Houston. ( James Nielsen / Chronicle )

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Patrons of the 2002 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo watch as fireworks light up the Reliant Astrodome at the end of the final show ever to be held in the Reliant Astrodome. The rodeo has been in the Astrodome for 37 years and a sold-out show witnessed the show. Next year the whole production will move to the new Reliant Stadium next door. 3/4/02 Karl Stolleis/Houston Chronicle.

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Haarmeryer Family Farm Mail Box on Tommelson Creek Rd. at FM 2935 just outside of Brenham carries the state pride with the Lone Star Flag. 01/01/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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The Yellow Rose Country Store windmill in Normangee spins the State pride whirling the Lone Star Flag. 01/03/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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(10/13/2002): With the addition of the Lone Star flag on its front doors, a community center and museum becomes a work of Art - Art, Texas, that is. (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle)

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Rick Montana's Classic 1949 Chevy Pick-up Truck with the Lone Star Flag Plate. Rick's passion is restoring old cars and trucks. 09/24/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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Texans show their state pride by painting the lone star flag on different things. John Ralph Pouland shows his state pride by painting his barn roof in Diboll. 02/13/2002 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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