Work crews in Dallas are busy painting over colorful crosswalks that honored LGBTQ+ pride after Texas Governor Greg Abbott mandated their removal. The governor cited violations of state traffic control standards as the reason behind the directive.
City leaders in Dallas initially pushed back against the state’s demands but ultimately decided to comply. Workers are now in the process of converting the rainbow-colored pedestrian crossings back to standard white striping.
Abbott justified the action by pointing to the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, claiming the pride flag patterns don’t meet regulatory requirements. Meanwhile, Florida has implemented a comparable policy, with Governor Ron DeSantis issuing his own statewide directive targeting similar crosswalk designs.
