DALLAS - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national mourning period for former President Jimmy Carter. The move has sparked both praise and criticism on social media.

President Joe Biden and Gov. Greg Abbott are in a bit of tug of war over the stars and stripes. Weeks after Biden ordered the U.S. flag lowered to half-staff “in honor and tribute to the memory of President James Earl Carter,

In a statement released on Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the U.S. flag should be displayed "especially on Inauguration Day."