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In honor of Memorial Day, flags across the U.S. and Texas are required to fly at half-staff. But unlike the other holidays and occasions, they only fly at half-staff until noon, then are raised to ...
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared Monday, Oct. 7 a Day of Observance for Israel in Texas on the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Flags are flying at half-staff in Texas on Monday ...
According to the U.S. General Services Administration, flags are flown at half-staff when the country or a specific state is mourning following national tragedies, for days of remembrance or in ...
On August 28, 1874, the Diocese of Galveston was divided and the northern territory was canonically erected by the Holy See as the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Antonio. Originally part of the Ecclesiastical Province of New Orleans , it was subsequently elevated on August 3, 1926, to a metropolitan archdiocese.
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 governor orders flags to be raised ...
The Holy See, not Vatican City, maintains diplomatic relations with states. [50] Foreign embassies are accredited to the Holy See, not to Vatican City, and it is the Holy See that establishes treaties and concordats with other sovereign entities. When necessary, the Holy See will enter a treaty on behalf of Vatican City.
In an undated entry about the Nueces massacre in The Handbook of Texas Online, the Texas State Historical Association asserts ""It is the only German-American monument to the Union in the South where the remains of those killed in battle are buried, and where, since 1866, a thirty-six star U.S. flag is permitted to fly at half-staff." [48]
Flags will be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday, May 15. Gov. Greg Abbott's website offers flag status for such occasions. What to know.