The County Flags of Texas

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With these criteria in mind, Lonnie Joe Howell, a local artist, was invited to design a flag. It bears, on a white field, four red stars, one in each corner, each bearing a blue-and-white charge. These are, clockwise from the top left: a cotton boll, representing agriculture; the head of a longhorn steer, for ranching; an oil derrick, for mineral wealth; and an open book, for the schools. The center of the flag is occupied by a blue windmill, a symbol of water and water power in Texas. The rudder of the mill shows the Texas State Flag. Around the vanes are the legends, in blue-border yellow block letters, "Texas" and "Hockley County."

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