AUSTIN, Texas - The City of Austin will move forward with removing street art like the rainbow crosswalk on 4th Street and the Black Artists Matter mural on 11th Street.

This is in response to a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott saying roadways can't have political messaging. The state says it's to keep streets free from distractions.

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The Texas Department of Transportation gave the city 30 days to remove all markings or possibly lose state and federal funding.

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"That's very disappointing when you stop and think of all the issues we have and all the things that we could be talking about and working together on , " Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said. "Here we are talking about how we divide people up."

He says they'll move forward with removal.

"We're g

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