HOUSTON - Early Monday morning, the rainbow crosswalk in Montrose was removed despite protesters showing up as early as 2:30 a.m. in an attempt to stop the removal process.

All four crosswalks, previously an array of colors, are now gone at the intersection of Westheimer and Taft. The rainbow crosswalk was first installed in 2017.

Protesters of rainbow crosswalk removal arrested

What we know:

Construction crews arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m. to begin work on covering the rainbow crosswalks, but multiple people were already waiting to hold them off.

They voiced their opposition to Governor Greg Abbott's recent order directing the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and cities across the state to remove signs and symbols with what he called "political ideologies/agendas.

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