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* It is often stated that the Texas flag is the only state flag that can be flown at the same height as the American flag, because of Texas's former status as a nation.

However, in reality, according to the United States Flag Code, all state flags are displayed at the same height as the American flag when on separate poles, with the American flag in a position of honor ( to its own right ).

State flags should hang below the American flag while on the same pole, and should never be larger than the American flag.

Moreover, Texas is not the only U. S. state to formerly have diplomatic recognition ; Hawaii shares this status.