why are flags at half mast in houston texas?
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Abbott orders Texas flags to half-staff. HOUSTON (AP) - Texas Gov. ... Abbott said in a statement Monday that Texas has sustained a "deliberate and heinous crime" against a law enforcement officer in Harris County.
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President Trump has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Virginia. Trump said in a statement released by the White House on Saturday that he was ordering the action as a "mark of solemn respect for the victims of the terrible act of violence."
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David Ige on Monday ordered all flags be flown at half-staff in honor of two fallen Honolulu police officers. ... As we honor their sacrifice, we grieve with their families," Ige said, in a statement. Flags will also be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sunset on the day of services for each officer.
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Trump added that flags will again be flown at half-staff on Monday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. The national flag is dropped to half its normal height at times when the nation is in mourning or after a national tragedy.
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(KFVS) - In accordance with President Donald Trump and the U.S. Flag Code, American and state flags at all public and state buildings will be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Wednesday, Sept. 11 in observance of Patriot Day.
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March 7, 2020. Hawaii: By order of the Governor, all flags at state facilities will fly at half-staff Saturday, March 7, 2020, in honor of Honolulu Police Department officer Kaulike Kalama, who was shot and killed in the line of duty Jan. 19.
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Eric Holcomb has ordered flags across Indiana be flown at half-staff in honor of victims in mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Holcomb is directing flags be flown at half-staff from Sunday until Thursday. ... The flags at the White House will be lowered today through Thursday, August 8.
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U.S. American flags will fly at half-staff during the month of December to honor the memory of former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away Friday night in Texas. ... The order is directed at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels and throughout the United States' possessions or territories.
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Half-masting Flags are flown at the half-mast position at City Hall and municipal facilities as a sign of respect, condolence or to commemorate significant dates.
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On Sunday, October 6, 2019, in accordance with Public Law 107-51, the flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff at all Federal office buildings in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
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President Trump has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of the victims of Friday's mass shooting in Virginia. ... Tim Walz issued a statement Saturday ordering all flags at state buildings to be flown at half-staff through Tuesday, in accordance with Trump's proclamation.
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Eric Holcomb has ordered flags across Indiana be flown at half-staff in honor of victims in mass shootings in Texas and Ohio. Holcomb is directing flags be flown at half-staff from Sunday until Thursday. He's also asked Indiana businesses and residents to lower their flags half-staff.
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Gov. Tom Wolf Orders Flags Half-Staff To Honor Mass Shooting VictimsGov. Tom Wolf has ordered the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Flag on all commonwealth facilities and public buildings to be lowered at half-staff to honor the victims of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
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The flag is at half staff today and through Thursday until sunset. ... Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Tuesday, July 23. The flag is at half mast today in memory of Retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens.
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Presidential proclamations also call for the flag to be flown at half-staff on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7), ... Bush approved legislation requiring the United States flag to be lowered to half-staff on all Federal buildings to memorialize fallen firefighters.
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By order of the President of the United States, the United States flag at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, as a mark of respect for the memory of John Paul Stevens, retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered all state flags to fly at half staff through sundown Monday, May 25, in honor of and in mourning for the New Mexico victims of COVID-19 and their families, in addition to the standard Memorial Day weekend recognition of military personnel who have lost their lives protecting our ...