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La Esquinita owner Jamie Zamora told KERA she had submitted to management an AI rendering of what the mural would look like on the outside of the restaurant as part of plans for the space. She believed it had been approved.<\/p>\n
She told KERA previously that a representative of Meadowcreek Village shopping center stopped by when the restaurant opened in early May and informed them the mural would have to be removed because it hadn\u2019t been approved. Zamora said a rendering was included in her final plans for the space.<\/p>\n
KERA had previously reached out to Quine & Associates, Inc., which manages the property, and didn\u2019t receive a response.<\/p>\n
North Texas artist Juan Velazquez, who was commissioned to paint the mural, posted a video last month to gather community support in an effort to save the mural, which he said took approximately three weeks to complete.<\/p>\n
In days, the video had more than one million views, he said.<\/p>\n
Velazquez said if the mural must come down, he hoped fans would be given notice, so they could come and take final pictures to remember the work.<\/p>\n
Priscilla Rice is KERA\u2019s communities reporter. Got a tip? Email her at\u00a0price@kera.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n