Texas and American flags are flying at half staff in the Lone Star State on Friday to honor longtime public servant Carole Keeton. Keeton, also known as Carole Strayhorn, died on Wednesday at age 85.

Flags across Texas and the United States were lowered to half-staff last week in honor of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 on April 21. As of early Monday, the governor’s office still ...