[1] The Texas State Guard Exemplary Service Medal may be award for: (1) Demonstration of substantial and exceptional service in support of their unit or the TXSG through an act of significance that drives mission completion.

(2) An act of valor or heroism at the risk of life or personal injury that brings significant distinction to their unit and to the TXSG.

On the obverse side of the pendant, is a faceted sixteen-pointed star with triangular rays.

Atop the sixteen-pointed star is a Texas Ranger style medal shape with an outer ring 15⁄16 inches in diameter, and with the seal of the Texas State Guard centred on the star.

On the reverse side of the pendant is a five-pointed raised star, one point up, 3⁄8 of an inch in diameter, surrounded by a wreath formed by an olive branch on the right and a live oak branch on the left, encircled by the words, "TEXAS STATE GUARD", along the upper arc and "TEXANS SERVING TEXANS”, along the lower arc, in raised letters.