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Tom Oliverson, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, is sick and tired of Texans using the wrong flag “emoji” symbol to represent Texas online. There are many flag emojis available online, “but the official flag of Texas, also known as the Lone Star Flag, is not included in the selection,” he says. “All too often, the Chilean flag emoji is used as a substitute for the Lone Star Flag in text messaging and on social media platforms.” The Republican has thus introduced a Resolution to “urge all Texans not to use the Republic of Chile flag emoji in digital forums when referring to the Lone Star Flag of the great State of Texas.” (RC/KVUE Austin) ...😛
Original Publication Date: 19 February 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.

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