{"id":120430,"date":"2026-01-12T21:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/120430\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:55:13","slug":"san-antonio-begins-work-to-remove-its-rainbow-crosswalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/120430\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio begins work to remove its rainbow crosswalks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AA worker cuts circular pieces from the Pride District\u2019s rainbow crosswalks on Monday morning. Credit: Sanford Nowlin<\/p>\n

The City of San Antonio took its first steps Monday morning to remove the Pride District\u2019s rainbow crosswalks \u2014\u00a0a move mandated by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who threatened to cut off state transportation funding to municipalities that convey \u201cideological messages\u201d on their roads. <\/p>\n

Around 10 a.m., city contractors used a pavement-cutting tool to remove round samples from the crosswalks at Main Avenue and Evergreen Street for historic preservation. The crew will spend the day removing two samples of each color from the traffic feature, according to city officials. <\/p>\n

Actual removal of the crosswalks is expected to get underway Tuesday, and the new one is expected to be in place by Thursday, Abbott\u2019s removal deadline. <\/p>\n

Although the city initially planned to paint rainbow sidewalks around the same intersection, that plan is on hold due to a lawsuit. That legal challenge \u2014\u00a0filed last week by Pride San Antonio and the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum \u2014\u00a0disputes whether the city has authority to spend $170,000 in tax dollars to remove the crosswalk and install Pride-themed crosswalks instead. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe city is trying its best to balance the interest of the public at large and making sure that we get the funding necessary from the Texas Department of Transportation to do the projects that need to be done for the community at large while still recognizing and respecting the spirit and intent behind the crosswalks,\u201d \u00a0Deputy City Attorney Deborah Klein told reporters Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Klein\u2019s comments came after a district court judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order that would halt the crosswalk\u2019s removal along with the installation of the rainbow sidewalks. <\/p>\n

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