AUSTIN — 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.

"Our nation's flag will be prominently displayed at full-staff to honor the tradition of our founding fathers," he said in a memo.

Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 over two weeks ago. Flags across the nation remain at half-staff in Carter's honor.

DeSantis' order follows Alabama and Texas where the governors of those states also called for flags to fly full-staff on Inauguration Day.

A day after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced they would order flags currently at half-staff in their states in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter to full-staff for ...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — got prized positions alongside Trump on stage.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday ordered U.S. and state flags across Florida to be flown at full-staff on inauguration day Monday, becoming the latest Republican-led state to do so.

President Joe Biden ordered flags across the country be flown at half-staff to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, who died last month at 100. The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff for 30 days of mourning following the death of U.S. presidents.

California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.

President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict birthright citizenship could have significant repercussions for Texas and other border states that have large numbers of immigrants in the country legally and illegally.

The Illinois governor also called Trump’s inauguration a gathering of “oligarchs,” a reference to tech barons Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos having prime seats at the swearing-in ceremony. Where she was on inauguration day: Attending events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in Boston and Springfield

At least 30 governors ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.