The red, white and blue of the Juneteenth flag, a familiar color scheme, will be flying alongside the American flag in many places on June 19, symbolizing the end of slavery in Texas. In Houston and ...

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, ...

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball chose Ellicott City resident Esen Paradiso’s design for a new flag, which will be approved by the County Council.

For years Beacon Hill has talked about devising a new flag for the Commonwealth. But a panel charged with drawing up a better design managed only to run out the clock (and spend $100,000).

You may like the new flag design, in which case you’ll vote “yes.” If you want a new flag, but maybe not the buff-background levitating tree, a “no” vote will keep our options open for a ...

In addition to pride flags, Salt Lake City’s new flags also include a “Celebration Flag” recognizing Juneteenth and the city’s Black and African American residents and a “Visibility Flag ...

Culture war unfurls around Maine’s new (old) design. Some say the proposal for a new flag on the Nov. 5 ballot is an attempt to erase history, while others argue it's related to Christian ...

Keep it simple. That is the first tenet of good flag design, say flag-making experts at the North American Vexillological Association.. In May 2006, the Boston-based group — the largest body of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — For the first time in 30 years, Toledo has a new flag. The winning flag was designed by Mark Yappueying. The new design was approved by council, but not unanimously, as Toledo ...

Ted Kaye, a vexillologist, or person who studies flags, calls it a “seal on a bedsheet” — an unflattering term for a flag design in vexillology circles — and said Illinois needs a rebrand.

It’s advice he and other design experts hope the Illinois Flag Commission will take to heart as it forges ahead with the contest to pick a new flag to represent the state.. Through Feb. 14 ...