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Crews and construction machinery work on the removal of an emblematic rainbow crosswalk in the progressive Montrose neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on October 20, 2025, following state and federal orders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he would withhold road funding from cities if they do not remove "political ideologies" from their streets after the Trump administration considered rainbow crosswalks a distraction

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Rainbow Crosswalks To Be Scrubbed In Houston, Condemned By LGBTQ+ Orgs

By Aria Bell•3 min read

Governor Greg Abbott has issued an order to eliminate rainbow-painted crosswalks in a well-known LGBTQ-friendly region in Houston. According to the Dallas Express, Abbott moved forward with remov...

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Crews and construction machinery work on the removal of an emblematic rainbow crosswalk in the progressive Montrose neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on October 20, 2025, following state and federal orders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he would withhold road funding from cities if they do not remove "political ideologies" from their streets after the Trump administration considered rainbow crosswalks a distraction

By Aria Bell•Oct 27, 2025

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Rainbow Crosswalks To Be Scrubbed In Houston, Condemned By LGBTQ+ Orgs

Governor Greg Abbott has issued an order to eliminate rainbow-painted crosswalks in a well-known LGBTQ-friendly region in Houston. According to t...

Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives to speak to the press in the Manhattan borough of New York during early voting for the upcoming mayoral election, on October 27, 2025. The city's soaring cost of living, perhaps more than any other issue, has propelled the unlikely Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani to the front of the Big Apple's mayoral race. Early voting began on October 25, and election day is November 4.

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