Flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of Feinstein's interment, which is Friday. The Texas flag is at full-staff today.

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In this instance, it's the Galveston Ferry that takes you to and from Bolivar Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula. If you haven't ridden on this TxDot-operated ferry, I don't know if you can call yourself a Texan.

Today, the design depicts the Massachusetts coat of arms on a white field on both sides of the flag, a design approved on June 2, 1971 to take effect on November 1, 1971.

Here you quickly see the U.S. flag at half-mast, not half-staff, because it's on a boat. If you see a flag on land, it's half-staff, and on a boat it's half-mast.

The motto of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem, is printed in gold on a blue ribbon. It can be translated as "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty." This motto is supported by the ruffle sleeved arm grasping a sword that is depicted above the shield.

Next time you head to Galveston, find an excuse to spend a couple of hours riding the ferry. The 2.7-mile trip across takes about 18 minutes.

I hadn't heard any reason for the flags to be flown at half-staff when I saw this TikTok video. This was the second time that I noticed it was at half-mast, and I had to look it up.

On March 6, 1915, Massachusetts adopted a State flag that was very similar to the flag that flies over the Commonwealth today. The 1915 flag depicted the Commonwealth coat of arms on one side on a white field. On the other side was blue shield with a pine tree on it, a symbol of the value placed on wood by the settlers of Massachusetts.

U.S. Flags have been ordered to be at half-staff in Texas and throughout the U.S. today and the remainder of this week in honor of Senator Dianne Feinstein. President Joe Biden ordered the action out of "respect for the memory" of Feinstein.

That could be comforting for kids with special needs, and they will still be able to say that they rode on a boat that day.

The shield of blue represents the Blue Hills of Canton and Milton, Massachusetts. The Indian depicted on the shield, Massachusetts, is shown carrying the arrow with its tip pointed downward to indicate a friendly demeanor. The silver star of the coat of arms is designated as white (instead of silver) for the flag and represents Massachusetts as one of the thirteen original colonies of the United States.

The coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts consists of a blue shield with an Algonquin Native American on it. The Indian is dressed in a shirt, leggings and moccasins. He holds a gold bow in one hand and a gold arrow in the other hand. The point of the arrow is pointed down. In the upper right hand corner of the shield is a silver five-pointed star. Above the shield on a gold wreath is a right arm, bent at the elbow and grasping a gold broadsword. The motto of the Commonwealth is printed in gold on the blue ribbon partially surrounding the blue shield.