Each morning school kids in the United States start their day with not just one, but two pledges in Texas. Why do we have our own Pledge? Listen to find out.
Resources for this episode:
- https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/flagpledge.html
- https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/25/ken-paxton-texas-law-student-stand-pledge-allegiance-/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Texas
- https://study.com/academy/lesson/texas-flag-pledge-history-words.html
- https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/texas/article/College-student-shook-by-Texas-pledge-says-10947803.php
- https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Why-do-public-school-students-say-the-Texas-1823148.php
Texas: Slang for Crazy 
We didn’t say the Texas pledge when I was in Elementary School. It’s funny now to watch the adults at school functions when saying these pledges; unless they know the Texas pledge from working at the school, most just stand there awkwardly.
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