Houston residents protest as crews remove rainbow crosswalks from city street

We are wasting time on a distraction and a vilification of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans people,’ one protester told local news
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Houston residents, officials push back against rainbow crosswalk removal

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, state Sen. Molly Cook and other local elected officials have criticized the removal of the LGBTQ+ symbol. Meanwhile, local residents are finding ways to use art to etch in their own rainbows across Houston.

Highlights from the ‘No Kings’ protests in D-FW, rest of Texas

Protesters crossing the First Street bridge are reflected in the sunglasses of a protester watching the crowd go by in downtown Austin during the "No Kings" rally on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

'No Kings' protest: Grandmothers speak on national guard deployment, cuts to cancer research in Houston

Women at Houston’s No Kings protest speak about National Guard deployment and cuts to cancer research funding.
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