American

Deep in the Heart: When it comes to air service, there’s no messing with Texas

American

Deep in the Heart: When it comes to air service, there’s no messing with Texas

December 2013
1 min read
Seth Kaplan

Issue Overview

In the state capitol building of Texas, on the floor directly under the rotunda (which stands taller than the U.S. capitol), are the seals of six nations whose flags have flown over Texas at various times. The U.S. seal is just one among five equally sized ones (along with Spain, France, Mexico and the Confederate States) that surround the most prominent seal of all: that of the Republic of Texas.