The similarities between the flags of Chile (left) and Texas (right) have caused confusion A member of Texas' House of Representatives has filed a resolution to urge Texans to stop using an emoji ...

The flag of Texas was designed and adopted on January 25, 1839; while Chile adopted its flag 22 years earlier on October 18, 1817. The Chilean flag emoji was released in 2015.

Although they look very similar, the flag flying at the Austin circuit is not Chile’s. It is the Texas state flag, which differs from the Chilean flag in that the blue stripe runs the full ...