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Sunday, February 04, 2007
Bill Would Add "Under God" To Texas Flag Pledge
Probably few people know that the state of Texas has a formal Pledge of Allegiance to the state flag of Texas. Texas Government Code, Sec. 3100.101 provides that it is: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible." Last week, Texas state Representative Debbie Riddle introduced HB 1034 into the Texas Legislature to add a reference to God in the pledge. If enacted, the new pledge would be: "Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God and indivisible." WFFA-TV yesterday, reporting on the bill, quoted Rep. Riddle: "Our nation and our state was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics, Judeo-Christian values and I think it's a good thing to recognize that."