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Houston and Harris County leaders are considering a lawsuit over the upcoming removal of Montrose's rainbow crosswalks.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/14/533361/rainbow-crosswalk-houston-montrose-potential-lawsuit/

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METRO said late Wednesday it will remove the rainbow crosswalks at Westheimer and Taft to comply with federal regulations shortly after Texas Governor Greg Abbott's direction about "political ideologies" on roadways.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/10/09/532968/metro-will-re-stripe-montrose-rainbow-crosswalks-following-direction-from-abbott-txdot/

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A Houston man who sent bomb threats, shooting threats and racial and homophobic messages to Harris County hospitals, universities, judges, councilmembers, journalists and lawyers was sentenced Friday to serve 16 years in a federal prison.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/12/17/509038/houston-man-who-threatened-gun-violence-bombings-against-houston-officials-hospitals-sentenced/

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