BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 1373

By: Raymond

Transportation

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The bill's author has informed the committee that law enforcement officers in Nueces County have requested the designation of a portion of Farm to Market Road 70 as the Los Robles Trail, which would make finding a person who is lost in the area easier by providing a reference point. H.B. 1373 seeks to address this issue by designating a portion of Farm to Market Road 70 in Nueces County as the Los Robles Trail.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 1373 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 70 in Nueces County between its intersection with State Highway 44 and its intersection with Farm‑to-Market Road 1833 as the Los Robles Trail, in addition to any other designation. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation, subject to a grant or donation of funds, to do the following:

· design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Los Robles Trail and any other appropriate information; and

· erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2025.