H.B. No. 137
AN ACT
relating to "Welcome to Texas" signs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.617 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.617. "WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS. (a) The department
may erect a "Welcome to Texas" sign to designate the state boundary
on an interstate, United States, or state highway entering the
state.
(b) A "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department must
include the following elements:
(1) a depiction of the state flag;
(2) the phrase "Drive Friendly--The Texas Way"; and
(3) the phrase "Welcome to Texas--Proud to be the Home
of President George W. Bush."
SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Transportation shall
ensure that a "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department
before the effective date of this Act complies with this Act not
later than January 1, 2006.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 137 was passed by the House on April
20, 2005, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 137 on May 24, 2005, by a non-record
vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 137 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 23, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor