AUSTIN, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The following is a news release from the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott:
Governor Greg Abbott [on Sunday] ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff in memory of those who lost their lives in the shooting in El Paso on Saturday, August 3, 2019.
Flags should remain at half-staff through sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019.
Read the Governor’s full proclamation ordering Texas flags to half-staff.
(News release from the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott)