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→ All Texas flags lowered to half-staff this weekend.
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Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Flags are usually flown at half-staff after national tragedies or deaths of government officials, military members or other first responders.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
It should also be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in the state, congressional district, territory, or commonwealth of these officials.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
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Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2025
Flags are usually flown at half-staff after national tragedies or deaths of government officials, military members or other first responders.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 11 July 2025
It should also be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in the state, congressional district, territory, or commonwealth of these officials.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025
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“Half-staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-staff. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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