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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that flags at the state Capitol building in Austin and all state office buildings will be raised to full staff next Monday, January 20, to commemorate the inauguration of President-elect Trump .
The move comes despite the official order by the party President Biden After former President Jimmy Carter died on December 29, flags across the country flew at half-mast for a 30-day period of mourning.
Abbott said in his announcement that “on January 20, our great nation will celebrate our democratic tradition of transferring power to a new president by inaugurating the 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. As we unite our country and usher in this new era of leadership, I have ordered all flags to be flown on all staff at the Texas Capitol and in all state buildings for President Trump’s inauguration.”
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former President Trump attend a briefing with state officials and law enforcement before walking the US-Mexico border wall on June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas . (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
“While we honor the service of a former president, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming president and the bright future ahead for the United States of America,” added the conservative three-term Texas governor.
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An Abbott adviser told Fox News that he dials a the Texas Capitol and in state offices it would resume flying at half-mast on January 21.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s casket is carried into the National Cathedral for a funeral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“Texas continues to mourn with our fellow Americans across the country for his passing former president Jimmy CarterAbbott said in his statement. “President Carter’s steadfast leadership left a lasting legacy that will be felt for generations to come, which together as a nation we honor by flying flags at half-mast for 30 days.”
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In accordance with the US Flag Code, US flags are flown at half-mast for a period of 30 days to mark the death of a current or former president, at federal government buildings, facilities and military ships, and US embassies and other facilities around. the world
Flags fly at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter at Union Station in Washington, DC, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Since the United States Flag Code dictates that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same or nearby flagpole, state flags are also lowered during these periods of mourning.
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Trump earlier this month claimed on social media that “All Democrats are ‘margined'” about the flags flying at half-mast during his inauguration.
“No one wants to see this,” Trump argued. “No American can be happy about this. Let’s see how it plays out. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The US flag code is non-binding, meaning Trump could technically overturn it once he’s sworn in as president.
