H.B. No. 975
AN ACT
relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway
635 in Mesquite as the Officer Richard Houston II 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 225.217 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.217. OFFICER RICHARD HOUSTON II MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 635 in the municipal limits
of Mesquite is designated as the Officer Richard Houston II
Memorial Highway.
(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the
designation as the Officer Richard Houston II 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, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 975 was passed by the House on May 6,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 7, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 975 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor