History shows there was a seventh flag – the flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande. Texas had just become a republic in 1836, but Mexico still laid claim to the land south of the Nueces River.

Jack Woodville London, a retired lawyer from the Texas ... flag, snapped a photo, and fired the cannon. They repeated the stunt several more times, including at the farthest corners of the ...

AUSTIN — If you've ever wondered why a bunch of revolutionaries would have created a flag for the Republic of Texas that looks so much like the U.S. flag, you just might be asking the wrong ...

However, an actual flag was never made from this design. The first official flag of the Republic of Texas is known as the David G. Burnet Flag and was adopted December 10, 1836. The Burnet flag ...

The Mexican Federal Republic 1821 – 1836 Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, and the region of Texas became Mexican territory. The flag depicts an ancient legend in which the Azt ...

the five flags other than the United States flag — representing Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas and the Confederacy — are being left to the history books. The park received critic ...

Between 1836 and 1845, when it joined the Union, the Republic of Texas sent representatives to Washington and Washington sent representatives to Texas. Several readers pointed out that Texas sent ...

Deb Powell “The Fathers of Texas deemed a national flag for the Republic of Texas so important that on March 3, 1836, the day after the adoption of the Declaration of Texas Independence ...

On Jan. 25, 1839, the Republic of Texas adopted the iconic flag we know and cherish today. A simple but bold design that features a single five-point star surrounded by a blue field with two ...

starting with its adoption as the third flag of the Republic of Texas by President Mirabeau B. Lamar and the Texas Congress in 1839, and just as our flag could never fully embody the country of ...

The Lone Star flag was adopted by the Texas Congress in 1839 and came along when the republic became a state. "It goes without saying that the use of the colors of the American flag speaks to the ...