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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Graig Graziosi

Texas county shelves plan to rename road after Charlie Kirk after more than 100 residents express outrage

County officials in Texas are backtracking on a proposal to rename a road to honor conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed last year during a college event in Utah.

Bastrop County officials were going to designate a portion of FM 969 the "Charlie Kirk Corridor," but a fiery response from locals forced them to back down, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

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