Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that flags will be flown at the state capitol in Austin and all state buildings next Monday, January 20, to commemorate President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
The move comes despite President Biden’s official order that flags across the country be flown at half-staff during a 30-day period of mourning following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29.
“On January 20, our great nation will celebrate our democratic tradition of transferring power to a new president with the inauguration of Donald J. Trump, the 47th president of the United States,” Abbott said in the announcement. To unite our nation and prepare for a new era of leadership during this time, I urge everyone to raise every flag at the Texas Capitol and every statehouse for President Trump’s inauguration. I ordered it.”
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott and former President Trump attend a conference with state officials and law enforcement before touring the U.S.-Mexico border wall on June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas. (Javin Botsford/Washington Post, via AP, Pool)
“As we celebrate the legacy of our former president, we must also celebrate the accomplishments of our next president and the bright future of the United States of America,” the three-term conservative Texas governor added.
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Abbott told Fox News that flag flying at the Texas Capitol and state offices will resume on January 21st.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s flag-draped casket is brought into the National Cathedral for his funeral on Thursday, January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“Texas continues to mourn the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, along with our fellow citizens across the country,” Abbott said in a statement. “President Carter’s steadfast leadership left a lasting legacy that will be felt for generations to come. As a nation, we will honor this accomplishment by flying the flag at half-staff for 30 days.”
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According to the U.S. Flag Regulations, the U.S. flag must be flown at half-staff on federal buildings, military installations, ships, and other facilities in and around U.S. embassies for 30 days to commemorate the death of a current or former president. Ru. world.
Flags fly at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter at Union Station in Washington, DC, on Monday, January 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
State flags are also lowered during these periods of remembrance, as U.S. flag rules state that no flag may be flown higher than the U.S. flag on the same or nearby pole.
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Earlier this month, Trump claimed on social media that all Democrats were “blindsided” by flags being flown at half-staff at the inauguration.
President Trump insisted, “No one wants to see this.” “No American will be happy about this. Let’s see what happens. Let’s make America great again!”
Because the U.S. flag code is not mandatory, President Trump could technically override it after taking office.
