89R11558 RDR-D
By: Toth H.B. No. 2721
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the installation and maintenance by the Texas
Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural
attractions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any distance or attendance
limitations established under the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for recreational and cultural interest area guide
signs, and subject to Subsection (c) of this section, the Texas
Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain a sign to
designate the entrance to the Gulf of America at an appropriate
location along Interstate Highway 45 near Galveston.
(b) The sign required by Subsection (a) of this section must
include the phrase "Welcome to Galveston, Gateway to the Gulf of
America."
(c) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (a) of this
section, a sign erected under this section may not violate the Texas
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices issued by the United States Department of
Transportation Federal Highway Administration.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.