TxDOT Rejects Bid to Keep Rainbow, Black Lives Matter Crosswalks in Dallas

Dallas Given Until End of the Month To Plan Removal of Rainbow Crosswalks

After months of avoiding removing decorative pavement splattered across the city, the end of the road is near for Oak Lawn crosswalks.

TxDOT rejects bid to keep rainbow, Black Lives Matter crosswalks in Dallas

This comes after Gov. Greg Abbott banned cities from displaying street markings that convey “social, political or ideological messages.”

Dallas told to remove ‘political’ road markings or lose millions in state funds

The Texas Department of Transportation rejected Dallas’ request for an exemption to the ruling

State rejects Dallas’ appeal to keep decorative crosswalks, sets deadline for removal plan

TxDOT says Dallas must comply by Jan. 31 or risk losing federal and state money. City may try again for exception, if it includes a licensed engineer’s seal.

Dallas ordered to remove rainbow crosswalks by January 31

Because Dallas waited until the last day to file for an exemption to an order to remove its rainbow crosswalks, Dallas is the last Texas city to get a final order to remove them. The city has until January 31 to remove them or face a loss of state and federal road funding. The order says the rainbow crosswalks do not meet “uniformity standards” and, although safety has increased where the crosswalks have been installed, they didn’t have a licens…

Dallas ordered to remove 'political' road markings by end of January

Dallas has until Jan. 31 to choose between keeping its iconic decorative crosswalks or losing millions in state road funding as TxDOT cracks down on "non-standard" street markings.