Amid society-wide discussions about racism and the meaning of Confederate symbols, the City of Elgin and the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) agreed to move a highway marker bearing the name of the Confederate president. The marker, dated 1937, designated a piece of the Jefferson Davis Highway, a planned roadway sponsored by the UDC stretching from Virginia to California. The marker was brought to the community’s attention in September and sparked arguments for and against its removal. The marker was within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which gave the City of Elgin permission to move the marker ...