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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to highway memorial signs for certain deceased peace |
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officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 6, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 227 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 227. STATE TROOPER HIGHWAY MEMORIAL SIGNS |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 227.001. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) The department |
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shall design, construct, repair, and replace each memorial sign |
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required by this chapter and maintain the grounds for the memorial |
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sign. |
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(b) The department shall accept a grant or donation made to |
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assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a memorial |
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sign. |
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(c) The department may not design, construct, or erect a |
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memorial sign under this chapter unless a grant or donation of funds |
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is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, |
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construction, and erection of the memorial sign. |
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(d) Money received under Subsection (b) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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Sec. 227.002. NUMBER OF SIGNS. For each memorial sign |
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required under this chapter, the department may place one or more |
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signs in the location provided for that sign. |
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Sec. 227.003. DEPARTMENT CHANGES TO SIGNS. The department |
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in coordination with the Department of Public Safety may make |
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nonsubstantive changes regarding the appropriate name and |
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appearance of a memorial sign under this chapter. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. MEMORIAL SIGNS |
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Sec. 227.051. TROOPER MOISES SANCHEZ. On or near the |
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portion of Interstate Highway 69C in Hidalgo County between its |
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intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1925 and its intersection |
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with Trenton Road, the department shall place a memorial sign in |
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honor of Trooper Moises Sanchez. |
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Sec. 227.052. TROOPER TROY HOGUE. On or near the portion of |
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Interstate Highway 20 in Howard County between mile marker 173 and |
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mile marker 190, the department shall place a memorial sign in honor |
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of Trooper Troy Hogue. |
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Sec. 227.053. CORPORAL WILLIE DALE TAYLOR. On or near the |
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portion of Interstate Highway 10 in Crockett County between mile |
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marker 363 and mile marker 368, the department shall place a |
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memorial sign in honor of Corporal Willie Dale Taylor. |
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Sec. 227.054. TROOPER JAVIER ARANA JR. On or near the |
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portion of State Highway Loop 375 in El Paso County between mile |
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marker 41 and mile marker 44, the department shall place a memorial |
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sign in honor of Trooper Javier Arana Jr. |
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Sec. 227.055. SERGEANT WILLIAM J. KUHNLE JR. AND TROOPER |
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RALPH G. ZERDA. On or near the portion of United States Highway 90 |
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in Bexar County between its intersection with State Highway 211 and |
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its intersection with Montgomery Road, the department shall place a |
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memorial sign in honor of Sergeant William J. Kuhnle Jr. and Trooper |
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Ralph G. Zerda. |
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Sec. 227.056. TROOPER RICHARD DALE COTTLE. On or near the |
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portion of Interstate Highway 35 in McLennan County between mile |
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marker 341 and mile marker 351, the department shall place a |
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memorial sign in honor of Trooper Richard Dale Cottle. |
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Sec. 227.057. TROOPER TIMOTHY WADE MCDERMOTT. On or near |
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the portion of United States Highway 80 in Gregg and Harrison |
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Counties between its intersection with United States Highway 259 |
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and its intersection with State Loop 281, the department shall |
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place a memorial sign in honor of Trooper Timothy Wade McDermott. |
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Sec. 227.058. TROOPER MARK JEFFREY PHEBUS. On or near the |
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portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1774 in Montgomery County between |
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its intersection with Misty Meadow Drive and its intersection with |
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Hunters Road, the department shall place a memorial sign in honor of |
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Trooper Mark Jeffrey Phebus. |
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Sec. 227.059. TROOPER DAVID IRVINE RUCKER. On or near the |
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portion of State Highway 100 in Cameron County between its |
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intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 523 and its intersection with |
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Farm-to-Market Road 3069, the department shall place a memorial |
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sign in honor of Trooper David Irvine Rucker. |
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Sec. 227.060. TROOPER CHAD M. WALKER. At or near the |
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intersection of State Highway 164 and Farm-to-Market Road 1953 in |
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Limestone County, the department shall place a memorial sign in |
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honor of Trooper Chad M. Walker. |
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Sec. 227.061. TROOPER DANIEL HIGDON. At or near mile marker |
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571 of Interstate Highway 20 in Smith County, the department shall |
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place a memorial sign in honor of Trooper Daniel Higdon. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |