Overview
- Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 8 ordered cities to remove roadway markings conveying social or political messages within 30 days or risk losing transportation funds.
- Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas began painting its front steps in Pride colors on Oct. 21, with work led by Robert Garcia Sr. and expected to take about two weeks.
- Senior Pastor Rachel Griffin-Allison calls the project a pastoral show of solidarity, saying silence in the face of harm sides with the oppressor.
- Houston’s Montrose rainbow crosswalk was removed by officials this week, drawing protests and a sit-in, and residents later chalked the colors back onto the intersection.
- Several crosswalks, including Dallas’s Cedar Springs installations, were privately funded, while federal Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy publicly urged states to remove nonstandard roadway artwork.