Overview

• Cruz posted photos and a video captioned "Erasing evil" showing him rolling white paint over a message reading "F— Charlie Kirk" near the Shepherd Drive exit on U.S. 59.
• TxDOT said its Houston maintenance crews visited the site and took action to cover the graffiti after the senator notified the agency.
• Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot dead Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University; 22-year-old Tyler Robinson is in custody on a murder charge and is expected to appear in court Tuesday.
• The reaction has included job and disciplinary fallout, with at least 15 firings or suspensions tied to social posts and a Texas Education Agency probe of educators’ online comments.
• Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said he directed consular officials to revoke visas for foreigners who praise or rationalize the killing, and a fact check debunked an edited image falsely claiming Cruz painted over "Release the Epstein Files."