Talk:Flags of governors of the U.S. states

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Texas

The source is a photo in which only enough on the flag is seen to be suggestive. It pushes into original research territory. I have not found any reliable sources to confirm or refute the entry, but one source that suggests it was not official ([1]). BiologicalMe (talk) 14:44, 3 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed a lot of these flags are shady - I'm writing a paper on governor's flags and they seem to be extremely obscure. --Mikeduke324 (talk) 17:13, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was the one who added the citation for the governor's flag of Texas, in the present day the Governor of Texas doesn't use a unique flag, however in the distant past the Governor did use that flag, rather or not it was official or unofficial is difficult to judge due to the fact that most governor flags are very rarely used, most of them were derived in the 1940s and 1960s for a want to represent the governor's position as commander and chief of their respective national guard units, which is why for example the governor's flag of North Dakota, Tennessee and Texas aren't actually the state seal, but the emblem that represents their state's national guard.

The actual official status of the flags probably would be found in obscure national guard documentation regarding unit colors and rank flags, beyond that there may simply be nothing in writing as these simply follow the pattern of the 1916-1945 flag of the US President. --Thegunkid (talk) 08:51, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for hints on where to search. So far, I have official statutes for Califoria and Ohio. WP:V needs better sourcing. BiologicalMe (talk) 14:16, 23 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The image sites the CRW flags entry, which is considered unreliable per WP:FOTW. I also cannot find any other sources which verifies that this is a genuine flag. —Panamitsu (talk) 01:44, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

4 corner stars?

Does anyone have information regarding the apparently common practice of having governors' flags with a five-pointed star in each of the four corners? Jyg (talk) 06:42, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to be a carryover from the four stars on some cabinet level positions like Secretary of State, which is effectively a copy of the command flag of a four-star general. 67.58.230.151 (talk) 04:50, 22 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It was also to emualte the flag of the President of the United States, which had 4 stars in each corner during WW1 and WW2. 2603:300B:E4D:8000:E548:D567:262B:230A (talk) 11:34, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]