AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin has identified 16 crosswalks and street murals throughout the city that may need to be removed under Gov. Abbott’s order on pavement markings.
Earlier this month, the governor directed TxDOT to “strictly enforce roadway safety guidelines” by ordering the department to ensure cities across the state to “remove political ideologies from our streets,” a move in line with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s SAFE ROADS Initiative announced in July.
The directive came under fire from those in the LGBTQ community, who said that the move targeted rainbow Pride crosswalks and that members of their community will suffer negative impacts…