The first coat of paint Oak Lawn UMC’s rainbow steps is halfway finished. (Photo by Chad Mantooth)

DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Taffet@DallasVoice.com

In response to Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to cities to remove all rainbow crosswalks, Houston complied on Monday, Oct. 20, and Galveston has painted over its lone rainbow. San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones applied to TxDOT for an exception earlier this week for its lone rainbow crosswalk, including data in her application that shows the area is safer with the rainbows than without.

And in Dallas, attorney Alex Wolens — who is working pro bono for the North Texas LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce — said studies show rainbow crosswalks reduce accidents involving pedestrians. She recommended that the city of Dallas also apply for an exception c

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