AUSTIN, TX — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that flags at the Texas Capitol and state buildings will be raised to full staff on Jan. 20, 2025, to mark President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, despite an ongoing order for flags to remain at half-staff for 30 days in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.
The move, Abbott explained, adheres to a federal statute requiring U.S. flags to be displayed at full staff on Inauguration Day. This adjustment modifies President Joe Biden’s Dec. 29 directive, which mandated the 30-day half-staff period following Carter’s passing.
“While we honor the service of a former President, we must also celebrate the service of an incoming President,” Abbott said in a statement, adding that Jan. 20 represents a key moment for unity and a democratic transition of power.
The federal rule Abbott cited stipulates that flags must be raised on Inauguration Day, regardless of other proclamations.
President Biden’s original order read: “President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has issued an order lowering flags to half-staff for thirty days in honor of former President James E. Carter, Jr., who passed away. Texas flags should remain at half-staff for the same period.”
Abbott stated that flags in Texas would return to half-staff after the Inauguration Day observance.
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