Overview

• Mark Rodriguez, a resident of Houston’s Second Ward, says the display is a political statement about fear in his community rather than a threat.
• The yard features two mannequins in red baseball caps with nooses and zip ties near a Mexican flag and a third figure in a serape.
• Houston police reviewed the display and determined it violates no laws, according to local outlets that confirmed the assessment with HPD.
• CW39 reports HPD has logged one complaint, while a civil rights attorney said the setup is protected expression.
• Rodriguez, who has created Halloween displays for about 20 years, says he plans to remove this one after the holiday.