89R49 CXP-F
By: Guillen, et al. H.B. No. 2763
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation
building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E.,
Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.2004 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.2004. EDUARDO "EDDIE" GRACIA, JR., P.E., AREA
ENGINEER AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (a) The building in which, on
January 1, 2025, is located the office of the area engineer for
Starr County is designated as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr.,
P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.
(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers at the site of the
facility indicating the designation as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia,
Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility and any other
appropriate information; and
(2) update existing signage along the highway on which
the facility is located to reflect the designation described by
Subdivision (1).
(c) The department is not required to design or construct a
marker or update existing signage under this section unless a grant
or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the
cost of the design and construction of the marker or update of the
existing signage.
(d) Money received under Subsection (c) shall be deposited
to the credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.