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Bush and multiple current and former officials and lawmakers. However, a few notable figures decided to skip Trump’s inauguration. The Obama family said in a recent statement that while former ...

American flags will fly at full height at the United States Capitol and across Texas in recognition of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Last week, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

Greg Abbott announced he has ordered all flags to be raised to full staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts ...

In a message posted on Jan. 13, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cited a federal statute stating that “the U.S. flag be displayed especially on...Inauguration Day, January 20." Here is the governor’s ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered all flags to be raised to full staff at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings on January 20, 2025, in honor of Inauguration Day. The ...

I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared. There are gay, lesbian, transgender children, Democratic, Republican, independent families — some who fear for their lives,” ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts the 30 ...