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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation |
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building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., |
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Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.2004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.2004. EDUARDO "EDDIE" GRACIA, JR., P.E., AREA |
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ENGINEER AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (a) The building in which, on |
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January 1, 2025, is located the office of the area engineer for |
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Starr County is designated as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., |
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P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers at the site of the |
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facility indicating the designation as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, |
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Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) update existing signage along the highway on which |
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the facility is located to reflect the designation described by |
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Subdivision (1). |
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(c) The department is not required to design or construct a |
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marker or update existing signage under this section unless a grant |
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or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the |
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cost of the design and construction of the marker or update of the |
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existing signage. |
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(d) Money received under Subsection (c) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2763 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2763 was passed by the Senate on May |
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9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |