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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the form of "Welcome to Texas" signs along certain |
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highways. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.617, Transportation Code, as added |
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by Chapter 474, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, |
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2005, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(b) A "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department |
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must include the following elements: |
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(1) a depiction of the state flag; and |
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(2) the phrase "Drive Friendly--The Texas Way." [;
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and
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[(3) the phrase "Welcome to Texas--Proud to be the
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Home of President George W. Bush."] |
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(c) If the president of the United States is a resident of |
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Texas, a "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department must |
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include the phrase "Welcome to Texas--Proud Home of President |
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[insert name of the president of the United States]." |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Transportation shall |
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ensure that a "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department |
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before the effective date of this Act complies with this Act not |
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later than September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 20, 2009. |