HB 1708
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Designates a specific portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County, Texas, between Farm-to-Market Road 2019 and the Ector-Winkler County line as the "Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway". The Texas Department of Transportation will be required to design, construct, and erect markers along this highway segment to commemorate Trooper Vasquez, likely honoring his service and sacrifice. The designation will take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez 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 225.243 to read as follows: Sec. 225.243. TROOPER KEVIN RAMIREZ VASQUEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2019 and the Ector-Winkler County line is designated as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez 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, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in
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