TRANSPORTATION CODE
CHAPTER 225. STATE HIGHWAY NAMES
SUBCHAPTER A. STATE HIGHWAY NAMES IN GENERAL
§ 225.001. PROHIBITION ON NAMING HIGHWAY. The
commission may not designate a part of the highway system,
including a bridge or street, by a name, including the name of a
living or dead individual or for an organization or event, or by a
symbol other than the regular highway number.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.002. MEMORIAL DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAY BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. (a) A local government may assign a memorial or other
identifying designation to a part of the highway system.
(b) A part of the highway system assigned a designation
under Subsection (a) may be marked only with the regular highway
number.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.003. APPLICATION FOR AND SITE SELECTION OF
MEMORIAL MARKER. (a) A local government planning a memorial
designation must submit an application to the director completely
describing:
(1) the nature and objectives of the designation; and
(2) any marker to be erected.
(b) A marker may not be erected earlier than the 91st day
after the date the director approves an application to allow the
department to select and prepare a proper site.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.004. MEMORIAL MARKER. (a) A local government
may purchase and furnish to the department a suitable locally
identifying memorial marker.
(b) If the director approves the size and type of a marker,
the department, on request, may erect the marker at a place most
suitable to the department's maintenance operations.
(c) If two or more local governments cooperate in seeking a
continuous memorial or other identifying designation, they may
furnish to the department markers to be erected at each end of the
designated limits and at intermediate sites so that markers are
approximately 75 miles apart.
(d) The department shall maintain the grounds for a marker.
The local government shall repair or replace a marker.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.005. DESIGNATION OF HISTORICAL ROUTE. (a) The
department shall mark with a historical name a farm-to-market or
ranch road that follows a historical route if:
(1) a county historical commission applies to the
Texas Historical Commission and the department for the marking of
the road; and
(2) the Texas Historical Commission certifies that the
name has been in common usage in the area for at least 50 years.
(b) The evidence to support a certification under
Subsection (a) must:
(1) be submitted by the county historical commission
applying for the designation; and
(2) include an affidavit from each of at least five
longtime residents of the area.
(c) The department shall prepare and install signs along the
road that indicate the road's historical name. The county
historical commission applying for the designation shall pay the
cost of preparing the signs.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.006. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. This subchapter does
not:
(1) supersede or conflict with an existing statute
regulating the marking of a road or street; or
(2) void or supersede the authority of a local
governmental agency to regulate and mark a road or street.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
SUBCHAPTER B. SPECIFIC STATE HIGHWAY NAMES
§ 225.021. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) The department
shall repair and replace each marker required by this subchapter
and maintain the grounds for the marker.
(b) The department may accept a grant or donation to assist
in financing the construction and maintenance of a marker.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.022. TEXAS VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) To honor the Texas citizens who served in the United
States armed forces during the Vietnam War, the part of U.S. Highway
83 located in Texas is the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Texas
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway
that the department determines are appropriate. The intermediate
sites may not be farther apart than 100 miles.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.023. NOLAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY. (a) The part of
State Highway 288 between the Brazoria County line and Freeport is
the Nolan Ryan Expressway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Nolan
Ryan Expressway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway
that the department determines are appropriate.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.024. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY. (a) Beltway 8 in
Harris County is the Sam Houston Parkway.
(b) The department shall construct markers indicating the
designation as the Sam Houston Parkway and other appropriate
information.
(c) The department may design the markers in coordination
with a local entity. The department has final authority to approve
the design of the markers.
(d) The department shall erect a marker every five miles
along the beltway except at sites where the department determines
the placement of a marker is not feasible.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.025. SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN HIGHWAY. (a) The
part of U.S. Highway 59 from its intersection with Interstate
Highway 45 to its intersection with Interstate Highway 35 is the
Senator Lloyd Bentsen Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Senator Lloyd Bentsen Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along
the highway. The intermediate sites may not be farther apart than
100 miles.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.026. FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD 390; SCENIC
HIGHWAY. (a) Farm-to-Market Road 390 in Washington County is a
scenic highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as a scenic highway,
and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
scenic highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the
department determines are appropriate.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.027. 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION HIGHWAY. (a) The
10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway is:
(1) the part of U.S. Highway 290 from Interstate
Highway 35 to State Highway 95;
(2) the part of State Highway 95 from U.S. Highway 290
to State Highway 71; and
(3) the part of State Highway 71 from State Highway 95
to Interstate Highway 35.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers to be placed along the memorial highway indicating the
highway number, the designation as the 10th Mountain Division
Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway
that the department determines are appropriate.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
§ 225.0274. 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) State Highway 173 between its intersection with
State Highway 16 near Kerrville and its intersection with State
Highway 16 near Jourdanton is designated as the 173d Airborne
Brigade Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the 173d
Airborne Brigade Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 449, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
§ 225.0275. 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION HIGHWAY. (a) The
90th Infantry Division Memorial Highway is the part of U.S. Highway
90 in Bexar County from Interstate Highway Loop 410 to
Farm-to-Market Road 1518.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers to be placed along the memorial highway indicating the
highway number, the designation as the 90th Infantry Division
Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway
that the department determines are appropriate.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1190, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 225.0276. SECOND INDIAN HEAD DIVISION MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) Farm-to-Market Road 1535 between Fort Sam Houston
and Camp Bullis is designated as the Second Indian Head Division
Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Second Indian Head Division Memorial Highway, and any other
appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 972, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
§ 225.028. PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The
part of U.S. Highway 290 between Johnson City and Interstate
Highway 10 is the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Pearl Harbor
Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
memorial highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the
highway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.16(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 225.029. PRESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR. (a) In recognition
of the connection between the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in
Austin and the George Herbert Walker Bush Library in College
Station, the parts of U.S. Highway 290 from Interstate Highway 35 to
State Highway 21 and State Highway 21 from U.S. Highway 290 to State
Highway 6 are the Presidential Corridor. The designation is in
addition to any other designation.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Presidential
Corridor, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
corridor and at appropriate intermediate sites along the corridor.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.16(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 225.030. HENRY G. "BUD" LEHMAN HIGHWAY. (a) The part
of U.S. Highway 290 in Lee County is the Henry G. "Bud" Lehman
Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Henry G.
"Bud" Lehman Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.16(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 225.031. RAY C. STOKER, JR., HIGHWAY. (a) The parts
of Farm-to-Market Road 503 from Valera to Farm-to-Market Road 1929
and Farm-to-Market Road 1929 from Farm-to-Market Road 503 to U.S.
Highway 83 are the Ray C. Stoker, Jr., Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Ray C.
Stoker, Jr., Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.16(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 225.032. S. M. WRIGHT FREEWAY. (a) In recognition of
S. M. Wright's outstanding spiritual and civic contributions to the
city of Dallas and the state, the parts of U.S. Highway 175 in
Dallas County between Interstate Highway 45 and State Highway 310
and State Highway 310 between U.S. Highway 175 and State Loop 12 are
the S. M. Wright Freeway. The designation is in addition to any
other designation.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the S. M.
Wright Freeway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
freeway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the freeway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.16(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 225.033. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH HIGHWAY. (a) The
part of U.S. Highway 190 in Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties is
the President George Bush Highway. The designation is in addition
to any other designation.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the President
George Bush Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
(d) If the Texas Turnpike Authority assumes jurisdiction
over the highway, the authority has the powers and shall perform the
duties of the department under this section and Section 225.021.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, § 30.16(a), eff. Sept. 1,
1997.
§ 225.034. TEXAS KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) State Highway 6 from the Red River in Hardeman
County to its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 in Galveston
County is designated as the Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial
Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Texas
Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 32, § 1, eff. May 5, 1997.
§ 225.035. JOHN B. COLEMAN MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) State Highway 35 in Harris County is designated as
the John B. Coleman Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the John
B. Coleman Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 547, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
§ 225.036. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) State Highway 35 in Matagorda and Brazoria counties
is designated as the Stephen F. Austin Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Stephen F. Austin Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 44, § 1, eff. May 7, 1997.
Renumbered from § 225.034 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, §
19.01(95), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 225.037. THE BISHOP ERNEST T. DIXON, JR., MEMORIAL
PARKWAY. (a) United States Highway 87 from its intersection with
Interstate Highway 410 in Bexar County to its intersection with
Loop 1604 is designated as the Bishop Ernest T. Dixon, Jr., Memorial
Parkway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Bishop Ernest T. Dixon, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and any other
appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the parkway and at intermediate sites along the parkway that the
department determines are appropriate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 57, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Renumbered from § 225.034 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, §
19.01(96), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 225.038. PATRIOT PARKWAY. (a) To commemorate the
achievements of veterans buried at the national cemetery in Dallas
County, Spur 408 in Dallas County from Interstate Highway 20 to Loop
12 is designated as Patriot Parkway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as Patriot
Parkway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway
that the department determines are appropriate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 190, § 1, eff. May 21, 1997.
Renumbered from § 225.034 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, §
19.01(97), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 225.039. CONGRESSMAN FRANK M. TEJEDA MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) United States Highway 281 from its intersection
with Loop 410 in Bexar County to its intersection with the
Atascosa-Bexar County Line is designated as the Congressman Frank
M. Tejeda Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Congressman Frank M. Tejeda Memorial Highway, and any other
appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end
of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway
that the department determines are appropriate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 519, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Renumbered from § 225.034 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, §
19.01(98), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 225.040. LA ENTRADA AL PACIFICO CORRIDOR. (a) The
following highways and any portion of a highway in a corridor on two
miles of either side of the center line of the highway are
designated as La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor:
(1) State Highway 349 from Lamesa to the point on that
highway that is closest to 32 degrees, 7 minutes, north latitude, by
102 degrees, 6 minutes, west longitude;
(2) the segment or any roadway extending from the
point described by Subdivision (1) to the point on Farm-to-Market
Road 1788 closest to 32 degrees, 0 minutes, north latitude, by 102
degrees, 16 minutes, west longitude;
(3) Farm-to-Market Road 1788 from the point described
by Subdivision (2) to its intersection with Interstate Highway 20;
(4) Interstate Highway 20 from its intersection with
Farm-to-Market Road 1788 to its intersection with United States
Highway 385;
(5) United States Highway 385 from Odessa to Fort
Stockton, including those portions that parallel United States
Highway 67 and Interstate Highway 10; and
(6) United States Highway 67 from Fort Stockton to
Presidio, including those portions that parallel Interstate
Highway 10 and United States Highway 90.
(b) The department shall design and construct commemorative
markers to be placed along the corridor indicating the highway
number, its designation as the future route of La Entrada al
Pacifico Corridor, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a commemorative marker at
each end of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the
highway that the department determines are appropriate.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 595, § 1, eff. June 9, 1997.
Renumbered from § 225.034 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, §
19.01(99), eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from § 225.034 and
amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 594, § 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
§ 225.041. FLOURNOY ROAD. (a) Farm-to-Market Road
1931 in Alice is designated as Flournoy Road.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as Flournoy
Road, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 792, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
§ 225.042. SAM WALDROP HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE. (a) The
interchange of U.S. Highways 83 and 84 and Loop 322 in Abilene is
designated as the Sam Waldrop Highway Interchange.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the interchange number, the designation as the
Sam Waldrop Interchange, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
interchange and at appropriate intermediate sites along the
interchange.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1000, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Renumbered from § 225.041 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, §
21.001(103), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 225.043. CESAR CHAVEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) State
Highway 44 in Nueces County and Jim Wells County outside the city
limits of Corpus Christi and exclusive of the segments of State
Highway 44 that lie within the city limits of Robstown, Banquete,
Agua Dulce, and Alice is designated as the Cesar Chavez Memorial
Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Cesar
Chavez Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1164, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Renumbered from § 225.041 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, §
21.001(104), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
§ 225.044. ATLAS ICBM HIGHWAY.
Text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 163, § 1
(a) Farm-to-Market Road 604 from State Highway 351 in
Shackelford County to U.S. Highway 83 in Taylor County is
designated as the Atlas ICBM Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Atlas ICBM
Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 163, § 1, eff. May 18, 2001.
For text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, §
19.002, see § 225.044, post.
§ 225.044. SERGIO GONZALEZ, JR., AND ALFREDO GUTIERREZ,
JR., M.D., LOOP.
Text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, §
19.002
(a) Spur 239 in Val Verde County is designated as the Sergio
Gonzalez, Jr., and Alfredo Gutierrez, Jr., M.D., Loop.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers to be
placed along Loop 239 in Val Verde County indicating the highway
number, the designation as the Sergio Gonzalez, Jr., and Alfredo
Gutierrez, Jr., M.D., Loop, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
loop and at intermediate sites along the loop that the department
determines are appropriate.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 19.002(a), eff. Sept.
1, 2001.
For text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 163, §
1, see § 225.044, ante.
§ 225.045. SERGEANT JOE PARKS, JR. MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. Farm-to-Market Road 457, from mile marker #648 to #677,
located in the County of Matagorda, is now named Sergeant Joe Parks,
Jr. Memorial Highway.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 594, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
§ 225.046. TEXAS INDEPENDENCE HIGHWAY. (a) State
Highway 225 between Loop 610 in Houston and State Highway 146 in La
Porte is designated as the Texas Independence Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Texas
Independence Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 775, § 1, eff. June 13, 2001.
§ 225.047. JUAN N. SEGUIN BOULEVARD. (a) Park Road
1836 between State Highway 134 and the San Jacinto Battleground is
designated as the Juan N. Seguin Boulevard.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the park road number, the designation as the
Juan N. Seguin Boulevard, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
boulevard and at appropriate intermediate sites along the
boulevard.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 775, § 1, eff. June 13, 2001.
§ 225.048. JUAN N. SEGUIN MEMORIAL
INTERCHANGE. (a) The interchange between State Highway 225 and
Loop 610 in Houston is designated as the Juan N. Seguin Memorial
Interchange.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the interchange number, the designation as the
Juan N. Seguin Memorial Interchange, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at one or more sites
on the interchange and approaching the interchange in each
direction.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 775, § 1, eff. June 13, 2001.
§ 225.049. PHANTOM WARRIORS HIGHWAY. (a) State
Highway 195 from Interstate Highway 35 to the terminus of State
Highway 195 in Killeen is designated as the Phantom Warriors
Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Phantom
Warriors Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at any appropriate intermediate sites along the
highway.
(d) In this section, a reference to Interstate Highway 35 or
to the terminus of State Highway 195 in Killeen means the interstate
highway and terminus as they existed on January 1, 2003.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 807, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.050. RALPH L. LOWE PARKWAY. (a) Farm-to-Market
Road 528 in the city of Friendswood is designated as the Ralph L.
Lowe Parkway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the designation as the Ralph L. Lowe Parkway and
any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1247, § 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, § 225.044 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(128), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.051. CESAR CHAVEZ BORDER HIGHWAY. (a) Loop 375
between Zaragoza Avenue and Santa Fe Street in El Paso County is
designated as the Cesar Chavez Border Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Cesar Chavez
Border Highway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 517, § 1, eff. June 11, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, § 225.046 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(129), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.052. BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE
PARKWAY. (a) U.S. Highway 69 between Interstate Highway 10 in
Beaumont and Loop 287 in Lufkin is designated as the Big Thicket
National Preserve Parkway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the designation as the Big Thicket National Preserve
Parkway and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1098, § 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, § 225.046 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(130), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.053. CHARLES K. DEVALL MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of United States Highway 259 Relief
Route from 4/10 mile south of the northern Kilgore municipal
boundary to 7/10 mile south of the southern Kilgore municipal
boundary is designated as the Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
(d) In this section, a reference to the Kilgore municipal
boundary means that boundary as it exists on January 1, 2001.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1193, § 1, eff. June 15, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, § 225.046 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(131), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.054. TOM LANDRY HIGHWAY. (a) Interstate Highway
30 between Interstate 35E in Dallas and Interstate 35W in Fort Worth
is designated as the Tom Landry Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Tom
Landry Highway, and any other appropriate information. The
department shall include a depiction of a fedora on each marker
designed and constructed under this section.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 206, § 1, eff. May 21, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, § 225.046 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(132), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.055. L. P. "PETE" GILVIN MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Business United States Highway 287 in
the municipal boundaries of Amarillo is designated as the L. P.
"Pete" Gilvin Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the L. P.
"Pete" Gilvin Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate
information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
(d) In this section, a reference to the municipal boundaries
of Amarillo means those boundaries as they exist on May 1, 2001.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1170, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Transportation Code, § 225.046 by Acts
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(133), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
§ 225.057. NASA PARKWAY.
Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 45, § 1
(a) The part of NASA Road 1 from State Highway 146 to
Interstate Highway 45 and the part of Farm-to-Market Road 528 from
Interstate Highway 45 to State Highway 35 are designated the NASA
Parkway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the NASA Parkway,
and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway.
(d) This section does not affect the designation of part of
Farm-to-Market Road 528 as the Ralph I. Lowe Parkway under this
subchapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 45, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
For text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 798, §
1, see § 225.057, post.
§ 225.057. QUEEN ISABELLA MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 798, § 1
(a) The structure connecting State Highway 100 and Park Road
100 between the eastern municipal boundary of Port Isabel and the
western boundary of Padre Island is designated as the Queen
Isabella Memorial Bridge as a memorial to:
(1) the deceased: Julio Mireles, Robert Harris,
Gaspar Saenz Hinojosa, Robin Leavell, Hector Martinez, Jr., Stvan
Francisco Rivas, Barry Welch, and Chealsa Welch;
(2) the survivors: Bridgette Goza, Rene Mata, and
Gustavo Morales, Jr.; and
(3) the heroes of that tragic event.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial
markers indicating the designation as the Queen Isabella Memorial
Bridge and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
structure and at any appropriate intermediate sites along the
structure.
(d) In this section, a reference to a Port Isabel municipal
boundary means that boundary as it exists on January 1, 2003.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 798, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
For text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 45, § 1,
see § 225.057, ante.
§ 225.058. CHISHOLM TRAIL PARKWAY. (a) State Highway
121 between Farm-to-Market Road 1187 in Tarrant County and United
States Highway 67 in Johnson County is designated as the Chisholm
Trail Parkway.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Chisholm
Trail Parkway, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 577, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
