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Laredo will remove anti-border-wall street mural after Abbott threatens to pull funding

Texas Governor Greg Abbott threatened to withhold $1.6 billion in road funding to enforce removal of the politically charged 'Defund the Wall' mural in Laredo.

  • A South Texas city removed a 'Defund the Wall' mural after Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to withhold $1.6 billion in road funding for violating federal guidelines.
  • Florida officials removed a rainbow crosswalk and Washington D.C. removed a 'Black Lives Matter' mural following directives from the Trump administration and Republicans.
  • The privately funded Laredo mural was painted in 2020 amid protests against the border wall, and federal officials later terminated border wall contracts in the area.
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Texas city removes anti-border wall mural after loss of funding threat from governor

A South Texas city has removed a mural protesting the border wall along the southern border with Mexico following a threat by Gov.

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KTSM broke the news in on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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