89R2287 JRR-D By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 1026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the maintenance of certain roads near the Texas-Mexico border. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 250.003 to read as follows: Sec. 250.003. MAINTENANCE OF CERTAIN ROADS. The department shall ensure that a route in the state highway system, including Farm-to-Market Road 1021, between Eagle Pass and Laredo is sufficiently maintained to allow for economic development and the provision of border security along the route. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.