Congenital Lipomatous Overgrowth, Vascular Malformations, Epidermal Nevis, Spinal/Skeletal Anomalies/Scoliosis (CLOVES) syndrome is a very rare congenital (present at birth) disorder characterized by a combination of vascular (involving the blood vessels), skin, spinal and bone or joint abnormalities.
The Texas flag is known as the Lone Star Flag (giving rise to the state's nickname The Lone Star State).This flag was introduced to the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 28, 1838, by Senator William H. Wharton and was adopted on January 25, 1839 as the final national flag of the Republic of Texas.When Texas became the 28th state of the Union on December 29, 1845, its national flag became the state flag.he Texas flag is known as the Lone Star Flag (giving rise to the state's nickname The Lone Star State).
In 2001, a survey conducted by the North American Vexillological Association rated the Texas state flag second best in design quality out of the 72 Canadian provincial, U.S. state and U.S. territory flags ranked.The flag earned 8.13 out of 10 possible points. As shown above, the Republic of the Rio Grande flag was similar to Texas' only in that there were three stars with a red hoist, and black and white bars on the side instead of one star with a blue hoist and white and red bars. 2  It is currently the flag of Laredo, Texas, its proposed capital.