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‘Crosswalks celebrate community’: Houston removes rainbow crosswalk in Montrose

By Staff Reports

October 24, 2025
The rainbow crosswalk in Houston’s Montrose neighborhood, installed in 2017, was removed Monday following Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that cities remove them or face the loss of state funds. Houston police arrested four people blocking crews from removing the crosswalk at the intersection of Taft and Westheimer.
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