Texas orders flags raised for Trump inauguration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defies federal government, orders flags to fly at full staff for Trump inauguration
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott flouted federal orders Monday and announced that all flags in the Lone Star State will be flown at full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.
Texas orders flags raised for Trump inauguration; will other states do the same?
Flags have been flying at half staff to mourn Jimmy Carter for 30 days. One state has ordered that flags be raised to full staff for inauguration day.
Alabama, Texas flags lowered for Carter’s death returning to full-staff for Trump’s inauguration
Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday ordered all flags at the Alabama capitol and state buildings return to full-staff when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated despite President Joe Biden’s order that flags be flown at half-staff to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders flags, at half-staff for Jimmy Carter, to full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags to be raised to full staff next Monday at the Texas Capitol and all state government office buildings in honor of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. President Joe Biden last month directed flags to be displayed at half-staff for 30 days at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds to honor former President Jimmy Carter,
Nebraska follows Texas in raising flags to full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) ordered flags at the Nebraska Capitol to be flown at full staff on Inauguration Day even though they were supposed to be at half staff until the end of January due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
Texas Gov. orders flags raised for Trump's Inauguration Day. Will DeSantis do the same?
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that the flags lowered to half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter be raised for Donald Trump's inauguration.
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