Citing light pollution and a driving hazard, residents living along FM 1431, from east of Marble Falls to the Travis County line, plan to lobby state lawmakers to officially designate the stretch of road a “scenic route” to prevent future billboards from springing up.
At the top of the billboard promoting the Broadway musical "Xanadu" was a quote from a show review: "It's Like Taking Ecstasy."
California's restrictions on commercial advertising on billboards alongside landscaped freeways promote highway aesthetics and don't interfere with free speech, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Nearly two dozen trees near Los Angeles billboards were chopped down, sparking finger pointing by at least one state official.
A proposed statewide moratorium on digital billboards was endorsed Wednesday by the Los Angeles City Council over the objections of sign company representatives who argued the bill infringes upon the control of local governments.