A Texas school district has banned the Virginia state flag from some elementary classrooms due to its depiction of a bare-breasted Roman goddess, according to a report. The decision has sparked ...

The Roman goddess Virtus has been on the state flag since 1861, but the banner has only featured her bare breast since the early 20th century.

Virginia's state flag has been banned for some students in a Texas school district, the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (Lamar CISD), over nudity concerns, Texas Freedom to Read ...

The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District has removed depictions of Virginia's state flag over the drawing of the Roman goddess Virtus' bare breast, according to a report.

If you happen to find yourself on the grounds of a Virginia state building Tuesday, you may have noticed flags were being flown at half-staff. On Monday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a flag ...

Governor Youngkin has ordered United States and Virginia state flags to be flown at half-staff June 4, 2025.

The flag of Virginia has always had Virtus on it. While the state tinkered with the seal, it didn’t designate an official design for its flag until Virginia seceded from the union in 1861.

Virginia state officials ordered the removal of an American flag from the construction site in Richmond, citing concerns that the flag would become a "target" for protesters this Fourth of July.

South Vietnam fell nearly 30 years ago, but the old flag has meaning for many Vietnamese now living in Virginia. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Virginia state delegate Robert Hull.

RICHMOND, Va. — Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered that both American flags and Virginia state flags be flown at half-staff on Thursday, January 30 to honor Henry Leander Marsh III, the former ...

Virginia is the only U.S. state that hoists a flag bearing the image of a woman’s bare breast. The reason for this has everything to do with the evolution and changing appearance of the state… ...