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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 171 in |
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Limestone County as the Dr. Joe F. (Ric) Bennett Jr., DVM, Memorial |
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Highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.190 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.190. DR. JOE F. (RIC) BENNETT JR., DVM, MEMORIAL |
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HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 171 in Limestone County |
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between the northern municipal limits of Mexia and its intersection |
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with westbound Farm-to-Market Road 73 within the municipal limits |
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of Coolidge is designated as the Dr. Joe F. (Ric) Bennett Jr., DVM, |
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Memorial Highway. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the Dr. Joe F. (Ric) Bennett Jr., DVM, Memorial |
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Highway and any other appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |