AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags in Texas immediately lowered to half-staff in honor of Pope Francis, who died Monday morning.
The statement read:
For more than a decade, His Holiness Pope Francis faithfully shepherded the Catholic Church and, in the process, served people throughout the world as a spiritual and moral authority. As a mark of respect for this highly regarded and admired world leader, it is fitting that flags should be lowered and flown at half-staff. …