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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to amending the pledge of allegiance to the state flag. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 3100.101, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 3100.101. PLEDGE. The pledge of allegiance to the |
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state flag is: "Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, |
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Texas, one sovereign state under God, one and indivisible." |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |