The story behind two equal flags 

The United States flag and the Texas flag may be flown side by side, at equal heights, unlike all the other states in the Union, whose flags must be flown at a level lower than the U.S. flag.

This is due to Texas being the only state that was once a sovereign nation before it joined the U.S. No brag, just fact. There is much more to this history, which will be added later.

Long may they wave: the Stars and Stripes and the Lone Star Flag! We are proud to fly Both flags!