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Texas transportation department ‘still reviewing’ SMU-themed crosswalk in University Park
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (420+ words) The intersection of Daniel Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue in University Park features the SMU mustang in colored brick. Texas regulators haven't signed off on whether University Park can keep its SMU-themed crosswalk amid a state ban on decorative street markings,…...
Letters to the Editor - Rainbow crosswalks, ICE and TSA agents, wind energy project
1+ week, 2+ day ago (814+ words) Re: "End of the rainbows " Disappointment in Oak Lawn as crosswalk markings erased," Tuesday news story. The removal of rainbow and other decorative crosswalks in Dallas has caused real pain in our community. For many, these crosswalks were never just…...
Dallas’ Black Lives Matter crosswalk removals target community identity, officials say
1+ week, 2+ day ago (518+ words) The city erased multiple Black Lives Matter crosswalks in South Dallas on Wednesday, two days after the removal of Oak Lawn's rainbow crosswalks began. Some residents and officials say the removals feel like they're stripping the community of its identity....
He was arrested while repainting Dallas’ rainbow crosswalks. He’d do it all again
1+ week, 3+ day ago (505+ words) It was already dark when Mason Whiteside finished his workday at a Deep Ellum brewery. By the time he was done cleaning and closing up, it was nearing midnight, but there was another job to do. Whiteside, 25, called a Waymo…...
‘It’s attempting to demoralize’: Residents react to decorative crosswalks removal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (879+ words) Residents and workers in the Oak Lawn neighborhood say the removal of rainbow crosswalks has left them feeling surprised, unsafe and, for some, targeted. Dallas officials began stripping the crosswalk of its colors on Monday to comply with a state…...
Dallas waiting to hear if rainbow crosswalks are legal as Texas officials push back
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (598+ words) Dallas is waiting for the Texas Department of Transportation to decide whether it can keep 30 decorative crosswalks, including rainbow-themed designs in Oak Lawn, Black Lives Matter murals in South Dallas and artistic installations in Uptown, after the state ordered their…...
Dallas will begin removing 30 decorative crosswalks to comply with state directive
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (184+ words) Dallas officials will begin removing decorative crosswalks on Monday to comply with a state directive to remove "political ideologies" from public roadways. City officials plan to remove 30 crosswalks by April 28, according to a joint memo by Assistant City Managers Dev…...
Dallas’ first rainbow crosswalk to be removed, not over state ban but roadwork
2+ week, 6+ day ago (393+ words) Dallas" first rainbow crosswalk will be removed later this month " not because of the state"s ban, but from city road maintenance. The rainbow crosswalk at Oak Lawn Avenue and Cedar Springs Road will be removed the week of March…...
Supreme Court protects the rights of parents of transgender students
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (482+ words) On Monday, the Supreme Court acknowledged what is clear to everyone with a child: Parents have a right to know what their kids do at school. That includes what they read, what they learn, what they wear and what names…...
UT System limits how professors can teach ‘controversial topics’ in the classroom
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (760+ words) The University of Texas System passed new restrictions Thursday that limit how "controversial topics" can be taught in the classroom, raising concerns about the rigor and quality of education students will receive. The system's Board of Regents voted unanimously to…...