SRC-JRN S.B. 1950 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1950
By: Ellis
Administration
5-10-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, some citizens who have made important contributions to the
State of Texas have been recognized by the state by having their names
designated to certain landmarks.  Dr. John Brady Coleman, born in the
Third Ward of Houston, graduated from Howard University School of Medicine
and later became Chief of Staff at Riverside General Hospital.  Dr.
Coleman served as a member of  the Board of Regents of Huston-Tillotson
College, Texas Southern University, and the Texas A&M University System.
As General Chairman of the United Negro College Fund, Dr. Coleman raised
millions of dollars for member colleges in the state.  This bill
memorializes Dr. John B. Coleman for his contributions to the City of
Houston and the State of Texas by designating State Highway 35 in Harris
County as the John B. Coleman Memorial Highway. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1950 memorializes Dr. John B. Coleman for his
contributions to the City of Houston and the State of Texas by designating
State Highway 35 in Harris County as the John B. Coleman Memorial Highway. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 225B, Transportation Code, by adding Section
225.035, as follows: 

Sec. 225.035. JOHN B. COLEMAN HIGHWAY.  Provides that State Highway 35 in
Harris County is designated as the John B. Coleman Memorial Highway.
Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to design and
construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation
as the John B. Coleman Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.  Requires the department to erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.