H.B. No. 1821
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a portion of State Loop 111 in Travis
County as the Richard Overton Memorial Highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 225.152 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.152. RICHARD OVERTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The
portion of State Loop 111 in Travis County between its northern
intersection with Levander Loop and its intersection with
Farm-to-Market Road 969 is designated as the Richard Overton
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 Richard Overton Memorial Highway and any other
appropriate information; and
(2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the
loop.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1821 was passed by the House on April
26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1821 was passed by the Senate on May
10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor