That old saw abou the Texas flag is a myth, and we can't divide Texas into five states.
After The Republic of Texas joined the US, it was divided into five states:
New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and of course, the great state of Texas.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~atlas/america/static/map09.html
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texasflag.asp
A 5th Generation Texan--
ROTFLMAO!!!!
http://www.house.state.tx.us/resources/flag/rules.htm
When the Texas Flag and the Flag of the United States of America are displayed at the same time, they should be flown on separate flagpoles of equal length, and the Flags should be approximately the same size.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/GV/content/htm/gv.011.00.003100.00.htm#3100.051.00
§ 3100.055.
(b) If the state flag and the flag of the United States are
displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs at the same location:
(1) the flags should be displayed on flagpoles or
flagstaffs of the same height;
(2) the flags should be of approximately equal size;
(3) the flag of the United States should be, from the
perspective of an observer, to the left of the state flag;
(4) the flag of the United States should be hoisted
before the state flag is hoisted; and
(5) the state flag should be lowered before the flag of
the United States is lowered.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.