H.B. No. 587
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 71 in
Wharton County as the Game Warden Justin Hurst 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 225.1451 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.1451. GAME WARDEN JUSTIN HURST MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of State Highway 71 in Wharton County between its
intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2765 and the Matagorda County
line is designated as the Game Warden Justin Hurst Memorial
Highway.
(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the
designation as the Game Warden Justin Hurst 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.
SECTION 2. 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. 587 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. 587 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor