S.B. No. 957 AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez 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 225.218 to read as follows: Sec. 225.218. DEPUTY SHERIFF DARREN ALMENDAREZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County between its intersection with Little York Road and its intersection with State Highway Loop 8 is designated as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 957 passed the Senate on April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 957 passed the House on May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 2, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor