Yet religious poster is OK
Re: “Abbott says rainbow crosswalks must go — Cities have 30 days to comply or lose state and federal funding,” Friday news story.
I’m losing my mind. The governor has time to worry about displaying a symbol of Aloha, happiness, good luck, light and diversity.
But the display of documents with a religious point of view on state property and in public schools, which I believe is unconstitutional, is OK with him.
Carlton Witherington, Highland Village
Priorities misplaced
Guess we have no problems in the entire state of Texas because our governor is focusing on the rainbow crosswalk in Dallas. He wants it gone in 30 days or else.
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Come on, governor, are there not more pressing issues facing the state? Do I tell my granddaughter she can no longer draw rainbows and have rainbow stickers on her backpack and school folders? Why is this such a big deal?
You’re bringing attention to an area of Dallas that I suppose most residents didn’t even know there was a rainbow crosswalk.
Governor, give up creating problems where none exist.
God said a rainbow was his sign of a covenant between himself and the earth. There are way more issues you should be worried about than what’s painted on a crosswalk.
Doug Moore, Grand Prairie
Congratulations and stop
I‘m a proud liberal who always votes for the Democratic Party candidate in the hopes of building a better nation and society for our future. I despise the behavior and actions of President Donald Trump, but congratulations to him for helping implement the hostage exchange in the Israel-Hamas conflict. I hope his work continues to bring peace to that area.
Now, if he would stop sending the U.S. military to U.S. cities, that would be nice.
Mark Bauer, Haslet
Picking voters isn’t democracy
Re: “The Price of Gerrymandering — Minority voters lose in Texas redistricting even if racial motives can’t be proved,” Sunday editorial.
The editorial points out that the very predictable outcome of gerrymandering in some districts to give one political party the advantage will lead to disadvantaging a racial minority. Should it matter what the motivation is?
I have a number of other concerns about this year’s redistricting efforts. The U.S. Constitution requires us to redraw voting districts every 10 years after the census gives us new data to use to ensure each district has equal representation. There is no new data this year. This should not be allowed.
Surely democracy is not well served when the party in power has the ability to pick its voters to disadvantage all other parties or opposing points of view. It seems that carried to the extreme, we could become a one-party country.
Perhaps we can imagine all future presidents who would be unfettered by a loyal opposition in Congress and with a friendly Supreme Court taking actions that severely disadvantage those who think differently.
Winning politicians often claim after a divisive election that they will represent all of the people in their district. Then why do they go to the trouble to disenfranchise some voters if they were going to make them happy?
Robert Rathmell, Murphy
Taxpayers and DART
Re: “DART Riders Must Feel Safe to Travel — Agency must share crime stats, redouble security efforts,” Sunday editorial.
This editorial addressed recent crimes on DART and mentioned that the 2026 budget for police was $61 million. The expected revenue from those who ride DART is less than that.
Does anyone care to ask why a service whose police cost is more than the fare revenue (forget the other hundreds of millions in costs) should continue to exist by charging all residents almost a billion a year in taxes to support such a small number of riders?
Dennis McCuistion, Argagnon, France
Disappointing fair experience
We decided to use the Green Line of the DART rail system to attend the State Fair of Texas on seniors day. We had to use change to buy tickets since the equipment no longer accepts credit cards.
Riding the rocking Green Line was a sad experience. The engineer no longer announces stations. No one checks for tickets. No police officers patrolling the transit cars or the stations. No information in the little boxes by the doors.
We regret there was a very heavy panhandler in a wheelchair blocking the entrance/exit door. We did see DART officers patrolling the West End station and the entrances to the State Fair of Texas.
At the fair, we regret that there are more bars and less entertainment than years past. Who else remembers the net-zero energy homes? Now we have housing trailers pretending to be tiny houses.
We did not visit the museums, guessing they were still closed. However, Texas Discovery Gardens is still beautiful.
Donald Wright, Lake Dallas
Address DART safety, $30 parking
The attempts to counter online rants of low attendance at the State Fair and counter the increase in ticket prices fail to address two elephants in the room. One is DART safety. What parent wants to explain to their children what they may see on a train?
Second is the $30 cost to park. It’s conveniently hidden on the website. That should be front and center since it’s a fixed cost with no apparent discounts.
Eric Fancher, Dallas/Lake Highlands
Bad odds for court, Super Bowl
The chances Jerry Jones is actually sitting in a courtroom in July 2026 in the case of an alleged sexual assault that occurred in April 2018 are about the same as the Cowboys winning the Super Bowl this year. Slim and none!
Mike Davis, Dallas