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		93po on July 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: your next idea should focus on aged care i live in houston which was just hit by a hurricane - one of the upsides being most of the billboards have been shredded, which is a nice improvement over mind polluting ads thanks hurricane beryl

gumby on July 13, 2024 [–]

The ban* on billboards on Interstate highways was thanks to a famous Texan, Lady Bird Johnson.

* The few you do still see today are legacy billboards that date from when the legislation was passed, around 1965.

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