Pride Month events are returning to El Paso this June, with celebrations and community gatherings scheduled across Downtown and other parts of the Borderland.
As part of the observance, the city of El Paso this week began installing Pride-themed decorative cylinders on streetlights surrounding Pride Square on Stanton Street between Franklin and Missouri avenues, an effort officials say is intended to add visibility to the area during Pride Month activities and events.
The installation comes months after Pride Square’s rainbow crosswalks became part of a broader political debate in Texas. In October 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott directed state transportation officials to seek the removal of what he described as “ideological road markings” in cities across Texas, including El Paso’s rainbow-themed crosswalks near Pride Square. City officials later said the crosswalks would remain in place while legal and jurisdictional questions surrounding the state’s directive were evaluated…