Should the Texas state flag be flown on a separate pole from the U.S. flag, or below it?

T hose are good questions. Your impression is incorrect. The flag code clearly states that state flags may be flown under the US flag on the same pole. There is no exception for Texas: (f) When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the United States flag's right. Also, your state has a Texas Flag Code , linked from my etiquette page, which says the same thing: Sec. 3100.055. DISPLAY ON FLAGPOLE OR FLAGSTAFF WITH FLAG OF UNITED STATES. (a) If it is necessary for the state flag (Texas 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.