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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Does the Right Thing: Houston's Very Own Big Gay Rainbow Crosswalk Finally Gets the Big Ole Boot

Posted in: Religious Symbolism · Political Controversy · Roadway Policy

Author: Chance Trahan

Date: 2026-2-18 18:55:33

Mock photo of people getting on their hands and knees cleaning up a rainbow graphitti-ridden sidewalk with hoses, soap and scrubber brushes

Should've Never Been There in the First Place, Folks

Well, praise the Lord and pass the asphalt—Texas just scrubbed that rainbow LGBTQ crosswalk right out of Houston's Montrose neighborhood. Governor Greg Abbott told TxDOT to get those "political ideologies" off our streets, and boom, the crews showed up like it was judgment day for bad paint jobs. About time somebody put their foot down. That thing never belonged on public pavement to begin with.


Shoving Beliefs Down Throats, One Color at a Time

Look, if you want to fly your flag or paint your house neon, go right ahead on your own property. But when you start slapping your agenda across every intersection where regular folks are just trying to get to work without getting run over, that's when it crosses the line from expression into straight-up in-your-face proselytizing. It's cramming your beliefs down other people's throats in the most disgraceful fashion imaginable—right under their tires, no less. And doing it with the rainbow? That's not just bold, my man. That's straight-up blasphemous.


The Rainbow Ain't Yours to Mock, Period

That rainbow you see after a storm? It ain't some random pretty light show for Instagram. God put it there Himself after the flood, as a covenant with Noah, all of humanity, and every living creature on this earth. It's His unbreakable promise: no more global wipeouts by water. Ever. It's a sign of peace, mercy, reconciliation, and free will—God hanging up His bow of judgment in the sky, pointed away from us, reminding Himself and us that grace wins. Theologians talk about how in ancient times a bow meant war, but God flips it into peace. It's divine faithfulness on full display, universal, eternal, covering the whole creation. And yeah, it's even got deep spiritual layers—hidden light, prayer reaching heaven, a call for us to steward the earth with justice and responsibility.

So when folks grab that sacred symbol and twist it into their own wild interpretation, perverting it for a modern movement that God never signed off on, it's not clever. It's crazy talk. It's taking something holy, something meant to point to God's goodness and patience with humanity, and turning it into a billboard for human agendas. The rainbow is not theirs to mock, spin, or claim. It's God's signature on creation, a reminder of hope after judgment, not a license to rewrite divine meaning.


Back to Plain Old Safe Streets—Thank Goodness

Now that TxDOT chipped away that mess and restored some sanity to the asphalt, maybe we can all breathe easier. No more distractions, no more forced symbolism, no more desecration of what God intended as a universal sign of peace. Houston's streets are for driving, walking, and crossing safely—not for theological turf wars or virtue-signaling stunts. Governor Abbott drew the line, TxDOT enforced it, and honestly? It's refreshing to see common sense win one for a change. The rainbow belongs in the sky where God placed it, not painted on the ground like some cheap knockoff trying to steal the glory. Let's keep it that way.


Final Thoughts: The Real Rainbow Restoration

And there you have it, folks—another victory for plain concrete and divine order. The rainbow's back where it belongs: arched proudly across the sky after a good Texas thunderstorm, reminding us all of God's promise instead of getting ground into tire treads like yesterday's graffiti. No more forced pride parades under our boots, no more holy symbols playing dress-up for somebody's political cosplay. Just good old-fashioned asphalt doing what asphalt does best: staying quiet and letting drivers get where they're going without a whole pride parade jammed inbetween every single stripe.


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