AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full-staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. The move has sparked both praise and criticism on social media.

A reader is appalled that Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags flown fully raised for Donald Trump's inauguration day, neglecting honor for Jimmy Carter.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags to be raised to full staff next Monday at the Texas Capitol and all state government office buildings in honor of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. President Joe Biden last month directed flags to be displayed at half-staff for 30 days at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds to honor former President Jimmy Carter,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that flags at the state Capitol in Austin and all state office buildings will be raised to full-staff on Jan. 20, to mark President-elect Trump's inauguration.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags be flown at full-staff for the Jan. 20 inauguration of Donald Trump. This comes after President Biden ordered all U.S. flags to be lowered for 30 days following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec.

Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to fly flags at state facilities at full staff on Inauguration Day was a threat to civility only for the most fragile.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott flouted federal orders Monday and announced that flags in the Lone Star State will be flown at full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered flags at the Texas Capitol and state buildings to be flown at full-staff for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Greg Abbott announced he has ordered all flags to be raised to ... flag would be flown at half-staff during his inauguration to honor the late President Jimmy Carter. Flags were ordered to be lowered for 30 days to honor Carter, which would overlap ...

Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden issued an order ... Some state governors, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alabama Gov. Kate Ivey, have announced their states will fly flags at full-staff on Inauguration ...

Originally, flags were ordered to be at half-staff for 30 days to honor the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.

The governor's order comes after Trump complained about the federal call for flags to be lowered in honor of former President Jimmy Carter's death.