HBA-CMT H.B. 3460 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3460
By: Noriega
Transportation
4/9/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The history of Texas has often been told without a full representation of
the contributions of Tejanos and the risks they faced during the Texas
revolution.  Juan N. Seguin was born in Texas on October 27, 1806 and
played an active role as a leader in the community that surrounds present
day San Antonio.  He advocated throughout the state for independence until
he was appointed as commander of a state militia in April 1835.  Throughout
the rest of the year, Seguin recruited volunteers to take up arms against
the Mexican government, and in December he participated in the first battle
of San Antonio. After the fall of the Alamo, Colonel Juan N. Seguin
assisted Generals Rusk and Sam Houston at the battle of San Jacinto. Seguin
also served in the second, third, and fourth congresses of the Republic of
Texas.  House Bill 3460 designates a section of Texas Highway 225 that runs
parallel to the San Jacinto battleground monument The Juan N. Seguin
Memorial Highway. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3460 amends the Transportation Code to designate State Highway
225 between Loop 610 in Houston and State Highway 146 in La Porte as the
Juan N. Seguin Memorial Highway.  The bill requires the Texas Department of
Transportation to design and construct memorial markers indicating the
highway number, the designation as the Juan N. Seguin Memorial Highway, and
any other appropriate information.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.