City flags in Texas are excruciatingly boring

The flag designs of Texas cities

Houston's city flag was born in 1915, but the central motif, the city seal that bears a 4-4-0 locomotive and a plough, was created in 1840. Funnily enough, a railroad had not yet been constructed in Houston by 1840. It was likely the founders' intent to showcase that symbol on their seal to attract a railroad developer. The city wouldn't get one for more than a decade.

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Houston's city flag was born in 1915, but the central motif, the city seal that bears a 4-4-0 locomotive and a plough, was created in 1840. Funnily enough, a railroad had not yet ... more Photo: Wikimedia Commons Photo: Wikimedia Commons Image 1 of / 45 Caption Close City flags in Texas are excruciatingly boring 1 / 45 Back to Gallery

If you didn't know that Texas cities have flags, there might be a simple explanation: they're mind-numblingly, hilariously dull.

Many cities seem to opt for seals rather than flags, but a cursory search of Wikimedia Commons turned up about 20 flags belonging to cities in the Lone Star State.

San Antonio predictably sticks the Alamo right in the center of the flag, while Dallas and Houston just go with a giant star containing the city seal against differing backgrounds.

A few flags break the boring mold: Corpus Christi's flag features a seagull flying among eight stars in a simple yet elegant design while Von Ormy's flag features a two-headed bird of prey clutching a sword in its black talons.

However, a Buzzfeed article yanked a bunch of interesting city flags from around the globe to give a glimpse of what could be possible in Texas.

Scroll through to see what Texas' city flags look like — and how awesome they could look.

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