[1] Subsequent decorations are denoted by a bronze or silver twig of four oak leaves with three acorns on the stem device.

The service or achievement shall be such that it clearly sets them above their peers and above what is to be normally expected, [2] TXSG Regulation 1000.01 dated 12 May 2021 upgraded the award from a ribbon to a medal.

On the obverse side of the pendant is a waiving Texas flag on a flagpole tilted -45 degrees, encircled by the words, "TEXAS STATE GUARD" on the upper arc and "MERITORIOUS SERVICE" along the lower arc.

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, surrounded by the words "TEXAS STATE GUARD" along the upper arc and "TEXANS SERVING TEXANS" along the lower arc, in raised letters.

A bronze oak leaf cluster award device, is conferred for second and succeeding decorations.