Some Texan county flags, such as those of Collin County, Dallas County, and McLennan County, feature design cues taken from the Texas state flag, such as the Lone Star. The Falls County flag designed by Joydelle G. Wolfram was recognized by the Texas Legislature on February 28, 1985, for optional adaptation by other counties in the runup to the state's 1986 sesquicentennial. The design has a royal blue field; on the left is a large white star surrounded by two white arcs containing 254 small stars, which represent the counties of Texas and are colored gold, red, blue, or green based on their dates of formation. On the right is the county's name, above its date of formation and a star of the correspnonding color.[1] Counties having adopted the sesquicentennial design include
Brazoria,[2]Brazos,[3]
and Liberty[4] (with gold star)
and Denton[5]
and Hidalgo[6] (with red star).