why are the flags flying at half staff in texas?
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Texas flags were flying at half-staff Monday in memory of the victims of the shooting rampage at a Walmart store in El Paso. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the flags lowered through sunset Thursday. ... “As such, it is fitting that flags should be lowered immediately to half-staff in memory of those who lost their lives.”
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Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered the United States and Texas flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Georgia congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, who died Friday night at 80 years old.
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Time Frames and Locations for Flying the Flag at Half-Staff District policy provides that District flags be flown at half-staff during periods of mourning designated by the President of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia for many of the same reasons: 1.
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The outpouring of support is a little bit overwhelming." To honor Officer Judd's life and service, the governor has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff Thursday. Individuals, businesses, and other organizations are encouraged to join in this tribute.
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Governor Doug Ducey ordered flags at all state buildings lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wednesday, July 8, 2020, to honor helicopter pilot Bryan Boatman. ... “This tragic loss is a reminder of the ever-present dangers faced by those battling wildfires,” said Governor Ducey.
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Flags are flying at full staff today. Pursuant to authority outlined in the U.S. Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, the Governor of a State is authorized to proclaim that the National Flag be flown at half-staff.
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags to be flown half-staff to honor the life of civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. ... Ivey said flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset today. “As a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, he is a proud son of Alabama,” Ivey said in a statement issued Saturday morning.
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DeSantis orders flags at local, state buildings to fly at half-staff to honor COVID-19 victims. Following the direction of President Trump, Governor Ron DeSantis has directed that all U.S and Florida flags be flown at half-staff at all local and state buildings to honor those who died from the coronavirus.
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The United States flag flies at half-staff (or half-mast) when the nation or a state is in mourning. The president, through a presidential proclamation, a state governor, or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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Gov. Tom Wolf Orders Flags Half-Staff To Honor Mass Shooting VictimsGov. Tom Wolf has ordered the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Flag on all commonwealth facilities and public buildings to be lowered at half-staff to honor the victims of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In honor of fallen Corpus Christi officer Alan McCollum, Governor Greg Abbott has honored a request to fly flags at half-staff. ... Today Texas flags and American flags will be raised to full staff and then lowered to half-staff out of respect.
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President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half staff from sunrise to sunset on Oct. 7 in honor of the National Firefighters Memorial Service. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag will be lowered to half staff as well because no flag may fly higher than the United States flag.
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Gov. Greg Abbott granted permission to fly the United States and Texas flags at half-staff in honor of two McAllen police officers who were killed in the line of duty Saturday.
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Flags Are Lowered to Half Staff to Honor the Memory of Congressman Elijah Cummings and will Remain Lowered Until Sunset Friday, October 18th, 2019. President Donald J.
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By order of the Governor, all flags of the United States and the flag of Missouri at all State and government offices, shall be flown at half-staff, statewide on August 12, 2019 as a mark of respect for Representative Rebecca Roeber.
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Abbott orders Texas flags to half-staff. HOUSTON (AP) - Texas Gov. ... Miles, of Houston, is charged with capital murder. Abbott said in a statement Monday that Texas has sustained a "deliberate and heinous crime" against a law enforcement officer in Harris County.
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Trump added that flags will again be flown at half-staff on Monday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. ... Earlier this month, the governors of several hard-hit states ordered their public buildings to fly flags at half-staff, including New York, Massachusetts and Colorado.