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The original Great Seal of the Republic was created on December 10, 1836, by the Congress, with a bill providing that "for the future the national seal of this republic shall consist of a single star, with the letters 'Republic of Texas', circular on said seal, which seal shall also be circular".
The Great Seal of the State of Texas. The Great Seal has a star of five points, encircled by olive and live oak branches, and the words, The State of Texas, printed around it.
Dec 6, 2020 · When Texas joined the United States in 1845, the design of the seal was retained, with the change only of the word “Republic” to “State”. Over the next century and a half, the various departments of the state government evolved more than a dozen different renderings of the basic seal design.
Apr 25, 2017 · The department's chief engineer, Col. Maybin H. Wilson, researched the design of the seal with the assistance of Werner W. Dornberger, an architectural engineering professor at the University of Texas; Bertha Brandt, assistant archivist of the state library; and Dorman Winfrey, archivist at UT.
May 17, 2024 · It was not until 1992 that legislators adopted an official seal, created by Juan Vega. All government departments were instructed to use the adopted seal on official documents. The state seal of Texas also contains a decorative emblem, approved in 1961, on its reverse side.
Senator William H. Wharton introduced a bill in the Texas Senate on December 28, 1838, to modify both the Texas seal and flag. The bill was referred to a committee chaired by Senator Oliver Jones, and President Mirabeau B. Lamar on January 25, 1839, approved a substitute bill offered by Jones.
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The Texas Provisional Government adopted an emblem of “a single star of five points, either of gold or silver” for the Republic of Texas on March 12, 1836, 10 days after declaring independence from Mexico.
