87R14194 DRS-D
By: Kacal H.B. No. 1497
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 171 in
Limestone County as the Dr. Ric Bennett, DVM, 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 225.190 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.190. DR. RIC BENNETT, DVM, MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)
The portion of State Highway 171 in Limestone County between the
northern municipal limits of Mexia and its intersection with
westbound Farm-to-Market Road 73 within the municipal limits of
Coolidge is designated as the Dr. Ric Bennett, DVM, Memorial
Highway.
(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the
designation as the Dr. Ric Bennett, DVM, 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, 2021.