Houston’s ‘Be Someone’ bridge was repainted. Now police are investigating.

To some, it’s a symbol of Houston pride. To police, it’s a crime scene.

The latest repainting of the “Be Someone” bridge has sparked a digital trail of evidence and a search warrant aimed at tracking down the Instagram users behind it.

A judge in Harris County signed the warrant on Aug. 6, authorizing the Houston Police Department to obtain account data from Meta Platforms, Instagram’s parent company. Investigators say several users coordinated the repainting through Instagram, shared videos of the act, and tagged news outlets in the aftermath…

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