Los Angeles Times: Texas Debates Confederate Flag License Plates

The Sons of Confederate Veterans see their proposal to emblazon special Texas license plates with the Confederate flag as a way to honor veterans and educate the public.

Opponents, including state lawmakers and the NAACP, see the idea as an attempt to glorify a symbol long ago co-opted by the Ku Klux Klan and other racist groups.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ nine-member board deadlocked on the issue 4-4 this year when one member was absent. After one of the board members who voted in favor of the license plates died in June, a second vote was postponed until Gov. Rick Perry appointed a replacement, a spokeswoman said.

The new board member, El Paso auto dealer Raymond Palacios Jr., could not be reached Monday.

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