DALLAS — Dallas has requested an exception from a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott that cities remove rainbow crosswalks and other pavement designs that have "political" or ideological messaging. It's a move that could preserve the rainbow crosswalks along Cedar Springs Road in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued the directive last month that instructed the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to ensure cities and counties remove “any and all political ideologies from our streets.” Abbott said the move is intended to keep roads “safe and free from distraction” and warned that cities that don't comply are at risk of losing state or federal transportation funding.

Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert's request to the TxDOT argues that safety data for the loc

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