A Seventh Flag Over Texas

After vaccinating 7% of Texans and with coronavirus variants looming, Governor Abbott declares victory.

Kirk Swearingen

Mar 6·8 min read

An orange flag on a bed of rocks, with a canton of bricks, shows Texas upside down with a dangling mask, and the motto Shed on Me. — Texas “Shed-on-Me” flag with brick canton. (Collage by N.P.S.)

With Governor Greg Abbott this week declaring Texas “100% open for business” during the continuing pandemic, “the Six Flags over Texas” has hoisted a seventh, the Flag of Truculent Stupidity.