By: Canales, Kitzman H.B. No. 3672
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system
as memorial highways for certain deceased peace officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 225.092(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of
Business U.S. Highway 281-S in the municipal limits of Premont [281
in Jim Wells County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market
Road 716 and its intersection with County Road 422] is designated as
the Lt. General Marc Cisneros Highway. The designation is in
addition to any other designation.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Sections 225.217, 225.218, 225.219, 225.220,
225.221, 225.222, 225.223, 225.224, and 225.225 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.217. TROOPER RUSSELL LYNN BOYD MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of State Highway 159 in the municipal limits of
Hempstead is designated as the Trooper Russell Lynn Boyd 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 Trooper Russell Lynn Boyd 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.
Sec. 225.218. RANGER STANLEY K. GUFFEY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 87 in the municipal limits of Brady
is designated as the Ranger Stanley K. Guffey 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 Ranger Stanley K. Guffey 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.
Sec. 225.219. TROOPER MILTON ALEXANDER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 35 in the municipal limits of
Hillsboro is designated as the Trooper Milton Alexander 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 Trooper Milton Alexander 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.
Sec. 225.220. TROOPER ERNESTO ALANIS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)
The portion of Interstate Highway 2 in the municipal limits of
McAllen is designated as the Trooper Ernesto Alanis 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 Trooper Ernesto Alanis 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.
Sec. 225.221. TROOPER HOLLIS S. LACY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)
The portion of U.S. Highway 377 in the municipal limits of Denton is
designated as the Trooper Hollis S. Lacy 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 Trooper Hollis S. Lacy 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.
Sec. 225.222. TROOPER HOWARD JORDAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)
The portion of U.S. Highway 67 in the municipal limits of Texarkana
is designated as the Trooper Howard Jordan 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 Trooper Howard Jordan 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.
Sec. 225.223. TROOPER MARK FREDERICK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)
The portion of eastbound Interstate Highway 10 in Austin County
between mile marker 712 and mile marker 726 is designated as the
Trooper Mark Frederick 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 Trooper Mark Frederick 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.
Sec. 225.224. TROOPER WILLIAM KOHLLEPPEL MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of westbound Interstate Highway 10 in Austin County
between mile marker 712 and mile marker 726 is designated as the
Trooper William Kohlleppel 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 Trooper William Kohlleppel 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.
Sec. 225.225. PATROLMAN BILLY D. HOWRY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 35 in Williamson County
between mile marker 268 and mile marker 272 is designated as the
Patrolman Billy D. Howry 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 Patrolman Billy D. Howry 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.