Tex. Gov't Code § 3101.006 · Chapter 3101. STATE SYMBOLS
PERFORMANCE OF STATE SONG.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) During the performance of the state song:
(1) when the state flag is displayed:
(A) each citizen of this state who is present and not in uniform should:
(i) face the flag and stand at attention with the person's right hand over the heart; and
(ii) if wearing a head covering that is easy to remove, remove the head covering with the right hand and hold it at the person's left shoulder, with the person's right hand over the heart;
(B) each person who is present and in uniform should make the military salute at the first note of the state song and retain that position until the last note;
(C) each person who is present, not in uniform, and a member of the armed forces or a veteran may make the military salute at the first note of the state song and retain that position until the last note; and
(D) each person who is present but not a citizen of this state should stand at attention; and
(2) when the state flag is not displayed, each person present should face toward the music and act in the same manner as the person would if the state flag were displayed there.
(b) The state song should be performed after the national anthem if both are performed.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1968), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.3101.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 1e68cae3d1e6212ca2f987eeb0d6d455018611c7fa2af07ecf9e343cf521a273
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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