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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system |
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as memorial highways and bridges. |
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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 Sections 225.243, 225.244, and 225.245 to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 225.243. PETTY OFFICER BILLY MACHEN MEMORIAL BRIDGE. |
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(a) The Farm-to-Market Road 852 bridge crossing Lake Gilmer in |
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Upshur County is designated as the Petty Officer Billy Machen |
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Memorial Bridge. The designation is in addition to any other |
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designation. |
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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 |
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Petty Officer Billy Machen Memorial Bridge and |
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any other appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the bridge. |
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Sec. 225.244. MOLLY MULLENS MILE. (a) The portion of U.S. |
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Highway 287 in Wilbarger County between its intersection with |
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County Road 111 and County Road 132 East is designated as the Molly |
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Mullens Mile. The designation is in addition to any other |
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designation. |
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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 Molly Mullens Mile and any other appropriate |
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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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Sec. 225.245. TROOPER KEVIN RAMIREZ VASQUEZ MEMORIAL |
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HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County |
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between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2019 and the |
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Ector-Winkler County line is designated as the Trooper Kevin |
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Ramirez Vasquez 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 Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway |
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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. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered |
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to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |