DALLAS - 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.

Abbott’s appearance will come just a week after he joined other Republican governors around the nation at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick have left the state of Texas for Washington, D. C., to attend the inauguration of President Donald Trum

In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on Inauguration Day."

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.

President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday, and will do so with flags at full-staff above the United States Capitol.

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 governor cited a federal statute stating that “the U.

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.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered to raise flags temporarily for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, despite the mourning period to honor Jimmy Carter.

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, California will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered on Monday for the flags at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings to be raised to full-staff on January 20 in honor of Inauguration Day. Newsweek reached out to President-elect Donald Trump 's transition team and the Biden administration for comment Monday morning via email.

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.