[Red Badger]

They are saving their dolleros for a new flag pole for the Mexican flag.......

[al baby]

So thats the best story Fox could come up with

[theDentist]

As I understand it, the US Flag flies higher than a State flag (yes, even Texas).

[Russ]

I realize it's Texas but a state flag always flies under the American flag .

[pissant]

Flying two flags on a pole is acceptable protocol, I believe.

[secret garden]

With all of the problems that school is having, flag height is the least of their worries.

[KarlInOhio]

State flags usually fly below the US flag, even Texas*.

It may be unusually low because the US flag is flying at half staff, so the Texas flag will be at about 40% staff.

*Yes, I am messing with Texas.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

The US flag flying at half staff makes the state flag appear to be flying low. In other news, dogs still chase cats and the sun is expected to set this evening.

[gdani]

Must be a slooooooow news day.

[aft_lizard]

Slow news day? Know flag protocal?

I understand that the Texas flag can fly equal to the US flag(only state flag given this right), but if its on the same pole it must always be below the US flag.

[Eepsy]

Is this a fox news report, or just somebody watching fox news with nothing better to post?

[michigander]

§ 3100.055. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAG OF UNITED STATES.

(a) If it is necessary for the state flag and the flag of the United States to be displayed on the same flagpole or flagstaff, the United States flag should be above the state flag.

(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.

[Retired Chemist]

My neigbor flies the Florida State flag below the American flag on his flag pole.

[bluefish]

LOL. You need a life. Complaining about stuff that is only perceived, but not actually, wrong.

[highball]

It is "supposed to be" below the US flag.

That is an accepted protocol for state flags.

[Chi-townChief]

There's a church down the street from work here that flies the Mexican flag on the same pole below the American flag; I've always wondered about that protocol.

[polymuser]

I figured more people around here would know of The Republic of Texas' sovereign stature.

[Artemis Webb]

I believe two flags on a pole is fine. The US flag always flys on top.

[jazusamo]

It is perfectly acceptible to fly the state flag directly beneath the U.S. Flag on the same flagpole.

On flagpoles that are not high enough, we would only fly the U.S. Flag when flying it at half staff at fire stations.

Flag Etiquette

[TET1968]

I once complained that the Maryland Flag had been hung upside down when it hadn't.
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