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Texas orders flags raised for Trump inauguration

CBS Texas on MSN · 18h

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.

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 · 1d

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.

Texas House elects Rep. Dustin Burrows

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 7h

Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, was elected speaker of the Texas House on Tuesday,

Dustin Burrows's Election As Texas House Speaker Sparks MAGA Anger

Texas GOP Representative-elect Shelley Luther wrote on X: "Today, the RINO (anti-MAGA) Establishment laughed in the faces of our Republican grassroots. They chose Democrat chairs and Lobbyist buddies over their voters. I look forward to seeing if they're still laughing after the next round of primaries. The fight starts today."

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Establishment Republican Burrows bests MAGA-friendly Cook for Texas House speakership

The Republican establishment wing of the Texas House won out as state Rep. Dustin Burrows grabbed the chamber’s speakership in a highly contested vote. Burrows beat out the MAGA-favored state Rep. David Cook by a margin of 85-55 with the help of 49 Democrats and 36 Republicans.

The Texas Tribune on MSN15m

Texas GOP chair denies church-state separation as lawmakers, pastors prep for ‘spiritual battle’

Abraham George’s comments are the latest sign of the state GOP’s embrace of fundamentalist ideologies that seek to center ...

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Texas porn site age verification law goes before the Supreme Court. Here’s what’s at stake

Pornhub disabled its site in Texas last March over objections to the law, which requires them to verify that users are over ...

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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.

The Texas Tribune on MSN15m

The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face consequences.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

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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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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 ...

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