Flags at half-staff in honor and respect of the life and public service of former President George H.W. Bush

State of Texas and United States flags should be lowered immediately to half-staff statewide in honor and respect of the life and public service of former President George Herbert Walker Bush. Flags should remain at half-staff for 30 days and should be returned to full-staff by sunrise on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. 

President Trump's proclamation: 

"NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in honor and tribute to the memory of President George H.W. Bush, and as an expression of public sorrow, do hereby direct that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions for a period of 30 days from the day of his death. I also direct that, for the same length of time, the representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half staff over their embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations."