Overview
- City crews, which began work Monday in Oak Lawn, are removing about 30 Pride and Black Lives Matter crosswalks, many funded by community groups, with completion targeted by April 28.
- Dallas police arrested a man early Tuesday near Cedar Springs Road on a misdemeanor graffiti charge after finding paint and chalk at a partly repainted crossing.
- The removals follow Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive and a TxDOT denial of Dallas’ exception request, with officials citing traffic-safety rules and warning that noncompliance could jeopardize road funding.
- To preserve neighborhood identity without pavement art, the city’s Office of Arts and Culture set community meetings for April 6, 8, and 10 to gather ideas for new public displays.
- Similar actions in Houston, San Antonio, and Austin show a broader fight over LGBTQ+ and racial-justice symbols in public spaces across Texas and beyond.