| By: Hefner | H.B. No. 3642 | |
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| relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system | ||
| as memorial highways and bridges, to certain memorial markers and | ||
| designations on certain highways, and to highway signs for certain | ||
| cultural attractions. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Sections 201.909(e), (f), and (g), | ||
| Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
| (e) If the application meets the department's requirements | ||
| and the applicant pays the memorial sign fee, the department shall | ||
| erect a sign. A sign posted under this section may remain posted | ||
| for 10 [ |
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| department may release the sign to the applicant. The department is | ||
| not required to release a sign that has been damaged. | ||
| (f) A sign posted under this section that is damaged shall | ||
| be removed by the department. Except as provided in Subsection (g), | ||
| the department may post a new sign if it has been less than 10 [ |
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| years from the posting of the original sign and a person: | ||
| (1) submits a written request to the department to | ||
| replace the sign; and | ||
| (2) submits a replacement fee in the amount provided | ||
| under Subsection (d)(2). | ||
| (g) During the 10-year [ |
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| department shall replace a sign posted under this section that is | ||
| damaged because of the department's negligence. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 201.911, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) In this section, "victim" means a person killed in a | ||
| highway collision while operating or riding on a motorcycle. The | ||
| term does not include a person who was under the influence of | ||
| alcohol or a controlled substance at the time of the collision. | ||
| (c) A sign designed and posted under this section shall | ||
| include: | ||
| (1) a motorcyclist safety message selected from the | ||
| options provided by commission rule under Subsection (c-1) [ |
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| (2) the phrase "In Memory Of" and the name of one or | ||
| more victims in accordance with the commission rule; and | ||
| (3) the date of the collision that resulted in the | ||
| victim's death. | ||
| (c-1) The commission by rule shall develop motorcyclist | ||
| safety messages that may be used on the memorial signs under this | ||
| section. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 225.021, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) Subject to Subsection (e), the [ |
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| repair and replace each marker required by this subchapter and | ||
| maintain the grounds for the marker. | ||
| (e) The department may not repair or replace a marker after | ||
| the 10th anniversary of the effective date of the provision | ||
| requiring the marker to be erected unless a grant or donation of | ||
| funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the repair or | ||
| replacement of the marker. This subsection applies only to a | ||
| provision of this subchapter enacted after January 1, 2025, that | ||
| requires the erection of a marker. | ||
| SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Sections 225.243, 225.244, 225.245, 225.246, | ||
| 225.247, 225.248, 225.249, 225.250, 225.251, 225.252, 225.253, | ||
| 225.254, 225.255, 225.256, 225.257, 225.258, 225.259, and 225.260 | ||
| to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 225.243. PETTY OFFICER BILLY MACHEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE. | ||
| (a) The Farm-to-Market Road 852 bridge crossing Lake Gilmer in | ||
| Upshur County is designated as the Petty Officer Billy Machen | ||
| Memorial Bridge. The designation is in addition to any other | ||
| designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the | ||
| Petty Officer Billy Machen Memorial Bridge and | ||
| any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the bridge. | ||
| Sec. 225.244. MOLLY MULLENS MILE. (a) The portion of U.S. | ||
| Highway 287 in Wilbarger County between its intersection with | ||
| County Road 111 and County Road 132 East is designated as the Molly | ||
| Mullens Mile. The designation is in addition to any other | ||
| designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Molly Mullens Mile and any other appropriate | ||
| information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.245. TROOPER KEVIN RAMIREZ VASQUEZ MEMORIAL | ||
| HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County | ||
| between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2019 and the | ||
| Ector-Winkler County line is designated as the Trooper Kevin | ||
| Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway | ||
| and any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.246. LIEUTENANT MILTON RESENDEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. | ||
| (a) The portion of State Highway 345 in the municipal limits of San | ||
| Benito is designated as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial | ||
| Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway and | ||
| any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.247. DEPUTY SHERIFF CHRIS DICKERSON MEMORIAL | ||
| HIGHWAY. (a) Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County is designated | ||
| as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway. The | ||
| designation is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway | ||
| and any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.248. DEPUTY SHERIFF DAVID BOSECKER MEMORIAL | ||
| HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 183 in Eastland County | ||
| between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2526 and its | ||
| intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2731 is designated as the | ||
| Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway. The designation is | ||
| in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Deputy Sheriff David Bosecker Memorial Highway | ||
| and any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.249. SERGEANT MARK BUTLER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) | ||
| The portion of State Highway 6 in Brazos County between the southern | ||
| municipal limits of College Station and the northern municipal | ||
| limits of Navasota is designated as the Sergeant Mark Butler | ||
| Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other | ||
| designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway and any | ||
| other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.250. CORPORAL SPEEDY ESPERICUETA MEMORIAL | ||
| HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 83 in the municipal | ||
| limits of Mission is designated as the Corporal Speedy Espericueta | ||
| Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other | ||
| designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Corporal Speedy Espericueta Memorial Highway and | ||
| any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.251. CAPTAIN KEVIN WILLIAMS AND FIREFIGHTER AUSTIN | ||
| CHEEK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road | ||
| 2493 in Smith County between its intersection with Church Street in | ||
| Flint and its intersection with County Road 150 is designated as the | ||
| Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial | ||
| Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin | ||
| Cheek Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.252. FIRE MARSHAL JIMMY W. SEATON MEMORIAL | ||
| HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 64 in Smith County | ||
| between its intersection with State Highway Loop 323 and its | ||
| intersection with the western Smith County line is designated as | ||
| the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway. The designation | ||
| is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Fire Marshal Jimmy W. Seaton Memorial Highway | ||
| and any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.253. CECIL AND DOROTHY BELL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) | ||
| The portion of U.S. Highway 79 in Freestone and Leon Counties | ||
| between its intersection with U.S. Highway 84 and its intersection | ||
| with the western municipal limits of Oakwood is designated as the | ||
| Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway. The designation is in | ||
| addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Cecil and Dorothy Bell Memorial Highway and any | ||
| other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.254. FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL LOOP. (a) The | ||
| portion of State Highway Loop 88 under construction as of September | ||
| 1, 2025, as a relief route around Lubbock, in Lubbock County is | ||
| designated as the First Responders Memorial Loop. The designation | ||
| is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the First Responders Memorial Loop and any other | ||
| appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the | ||
| loop. | ||
| Sec. 225.255. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) | ||
| The portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties between | ||
| its intersection with U.S. Highway 287 and its intersection with | ||
| Interstate Highway 20 is designated as the Eddie Bernice Johnson | ||
| Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other | ||
| designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway and any | ||
| other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.256. U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT JOSE RODRIGUEZ-LUA | ||
| MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo | ||
| County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 493 and | ||
| its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 88 is designated as the | ||
| U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. The | ||
| designation is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua | ||
| Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.257. HAMBY-WEBB MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The | ||
| portion of State Highway 315 in Panola County between its | ||
| intersection with the western Panola County line and its | ||
| intersection with the western municipal boundary of Carthage is | ||
| designated as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway. The designation is | ||
| in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Hamby-Webb Memorial Highway and any other | ||
| appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.258. MUCKLEROY FAMILY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The | ||
| portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties between | ||
| its intersection with State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962 is | ||
| designated as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway. The | ||
| designation is in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway and any other | ||
| appropriate information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.259. BOB CORNETT PARKWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. | ||
| Highway 377 under construction as of September 1, 2024, as a relief | ||
| route around Cresson, in Hood and Johnson Counties is designated as | ||
| the Bob Cornett Parkway. The designation is in addition to any | ||
| other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Bob Cornett Parkway and any other appropriate | ||
| information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| Sec. 225.260. BILL STOUDT PARKWAY. (a) The portion of | ||
| Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County between its intersection | ||
| with U.S. Highway 259 and its intersection with Spur 502/Judson | ||
| Road is designated as the Bill Stoudt Parkway. The designation is | ||
| in addition to any other designation. | ||
| (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: | ||
| (1) design and construct markers indicating the | ||
| designation as the Bill Stoudt Parkway and any other appropriate | ||
| information; and | ||
| (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at | ||
| appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. | ||
| SECTION 5. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas | ||
| Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section | ||
| 201.911(c-1), Transportation Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding Section 201.911, Transportation Code, | ||
| as amended by this Act, the Texas Department of Transportation is | ||
| not required to comply with the changes in law made by this Act to | ||
| Sections 201.909, 201.911, and 225.021, Transportation Code, | ||
| before March 1, 2026. | ||
| SECTION 6. (a) Subject to Subsection (c) of this section | ||
| and not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road | ||
| users to the Koreatown District in the Northwest Dallas | ||
| neighborhood of Dallas from the following routes: | ||
| (1) the exits for Royal Lane from northbound and | ||
| southbound Interstate Highway 35E; and | ||
| (2) the exits for Luna Road from eastbound and | ||
| westbound Interstate Highway 635. | ||
| (b) Subject to Subsection (c) of this section and not later | ||
| than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation | ||
| shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road users to the | ||
| Chinatown District in Richardson from the following routes: | ||
| (1) the exits for Arapaho Road from northbound and | ||
| southbound U.S. Highway 75; and | ||
| (2) the exits for Belt Line Road and Main Street from | ||
| northbound and southbound U.S. Highway 75. | ||
| (c) A sign erected under this section may not violate the | ||
| Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the Manual on | ||
| Uniform Traffic Control Devices issued by the United States | ||
| Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. | ||
| SECTION 7. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular | ||
| Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered | ||
| to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation. | ||
| SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||