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  89R9917 DNC-D     By: Hickland H.B. No. 3990       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the display of flags by a building owned or operated by   the state, a municipality, or a county.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle E, Title 10, Government Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 2207 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 2207. DISPLAY OF FLAGS           Sec.   2207.001.     APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to a   building owned or operated by this state, a municipality, or a   county.           Sec.   2207.002.     DEFINITION. In this chapter, "display"   means to exhibit or place an object where a person visiting or   employed at a building may see the object.           Sec.   2207.003.     DISPLAY OF FLAGS. (a)   A building may not   display and this state or a municipality or county may not permit an   employee, agent, or volunteer to display any flag other than:                 (1)  the United States flag;                 (2)  the state flag; or                 (3)  the official flag of a municipality or county.           (b)     A United States flag or state flag displayed at a   building to which this chapter applies must be the official flag in   the official colors and may not be altered.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.