He threatened to withhold road funding from cities and counties if they do not remove “political ideologies” from their streets.

Texas is not the only state ordering the removal of gay Pride displays. In Florida this summer, work crews painted over a rainbow crosswalk honoring the victims of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, angering many in the community.

Texas Governor Abbott activates additional resources and updates the disaster declaration due to wildfire and flood risks.

"This is an assault on the federal government simply trying to enforce the law," Gov. Abbott told CBS News Texas in an interview.

On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Transportation to withhold funding from cities and counties that do not remove "political ideologies," a thinly veiled threat that mirrors both the Trump administration and the state of Florida's crusade against rainbow crosswalks.

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

After Illinois' governor condemned the planned deployments as "Trump's invasion" and urged Abbott to resist, the Texas governor said he fully authorized them.

An Illinois federal judge on Monday declined to immediately stop the anticipated deployment of Texas National Guard troops and gave the federal government