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About Albert Kirsch
Expertise
I am more-or-less expert in vexillology (the study of flags). My expertise is particularly strong in North America at the level of city and county, but if I don`t know the answer I know a dozen people who do. So if there`s a flag in the newspaper or on TV that you have trouble identifying, let me know. I`ll do my best. But PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO APPRAISE A FLAG'S VALUE: (1) I have no expertise in that area and (2) even if I did, I cannot appraise something I can't see. Take it to a museum which has a specialist in textiles and the like.

Experience
In this field, I designed the flag of Carroll County, Illinois, in 1974 (see http://www.internetni.com/~lanarklib/index.html). You can see my personal flag at http://www.nava.org/memflags.htm

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Topic: Flags

Expert: Albert Kirsch
Date: 7/25/2008
Subject: Disposal of Texas flag

Question
What is the correct way to dispose of a Texas flag?

Answer
By a coincidence, I learned that this year is the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Texas Flag Act. I googled that and came up empty, but when I googled "Texas Flag Law" I got
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/GV/content/htm/gv.011.00.003100.00.htm

Not only does this prescribe burning when "retiring" (their word) the flag, but it provides a detailed cermony. Scroll down until you find it (Section D.)

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