Overview
- Gov. Greg Abbott directed TxDOT to force cities and counties to remove roadway art that conveys political, social, or ideological messages or risk loss of state and federal road funding, citing federal safety guidance.
- A TxDOT letter signed by Executive Director Marc Williams gives jurisdictions 30 days to eliminate decorative crosswalks, murals, symbols, and flags from travel lanes and crosswalks.
- Austin officials said they will comply, placing the Pride-themed crosswalk at Fourth and Colorado and the "Black Artists Matter" mural on 11th Street in line for removal.
- Houston’s METRO said it will re-stripe the Montrose rainbow crosswalk at Westheimer and Taft to meet federal design and safety standards, with no date announced.
- Galveston confirmed crews are removing two rainbow crosswalks, as community leaders including former Houston mayor Annise Parker question the order’s authority and activists organize protests.