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Texas orders flags raised for Trump inauguration

USA Today · 1d

Texas orders flags raised for Trump inauguration; will other states do the same?

Flags have been flying at half staff to mourn Jimmy Carter for 30 days. One state has ordered that flags be raised to full staff for inauguration day.

NBC News on MSN · 23h

Texas governor orders flags to be raised to full staff for Trump's inauguration

Flags have been lowered to half-staff at many federal and public buildings across the country in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

CBS News on MSN · 22h

Texas Gov. Abbott orders flags to full staff for Trump's inauguration despite national mourning for Carter

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.

Vote for Texas Speaker of House

The Washington Post · 4h

Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP’s emboldened right.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 4h

See how Texas House members voted in the speaker race

The race pitted state Reps. David Cook and Dustin Burrows against each other. Here’s how each representative voted.

USA Today · 5h

Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows as speaker

Lubbock Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows clenched the speakership of the Texas House on Tuesday in the culmination of an unusually long and unusually public mudfight for the role. As expected, Burrows relied on a coalition of Democratic and Republican members to win,

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Will Houston get snow during next week's Texas freeze? Here are 5 things we know so far

A chance of snow showers and sleet has emerged in the forecast. Here are five things we know so far about next week's ...

Border bills welcome 89th Texas Legislature

Before the Texas’s 89th Legislature began Tuesday, state representatives and senators had already filed over 2,300 bills, ...

Tampa Free Press on MSN2h

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Intros ‘Thin Blue Line Act,’ Enhanced Penalties For Crimes Against Public Safety Officers

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has introduced the Thin Blue Line Act in the Senate, a proposed amendment to Title 18 of the United ...

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Texas governor orders state’s flags raised to full-staff for Trump’s inauguration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as ...

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How did Austin become the capital of Texas? A cannon got in the way of Houston's effort

Austin has been the capital of Texas since 1839, but did you know a brief ‘war’ nearly made Houston the seat of power in the ...

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Texas Legislature's 89th session will start Tuesday. Who are key players you should know?

The 89th Texas Legislature will convene Tuesday. Here are some of the members who will help shape state policies.

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