Yellow Rose of Texas Award

The Commission of the Yellow Rose of Texas, commonly referred to as the Yellow Rose of Texas, is an honorary commission conferred by the Governor of Texas to Texas women for exceptional community service.

[1] The award was conceived and inaugurated by Governor Allan Shivers before the end of his second term in 1957.

The Yellow Rose of Texas is given to women, by the Texas Governor, for exceptional community service.

[2] The Yellow Rose of Texas is an honorary commission recognizing outstanding Texas women for significant contributions to their communities and to Texas through community service in the preservation of history, the accomplishments of present, and the building of future.

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