HB 2026
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Designates a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County between Archer City and Windthorst as the U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gary C. Johnston and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway. The Texas Department of Transportation will design and erect markers along the highway to honor these two service members, with the designation taking effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County as the U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gary C. Johnston and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Gary S. Johnston 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. U.S. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT GARY C. JOHNSTON AND U.S. MARINE CORPS SERGEANT GARY S. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County between the eastern municipal limits of Archer City and the western municipal limits of Windthorst is designated as the U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gary C. Johnston and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Gary S. Johnston Memorial (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gary C. Johnston and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Gary S. Johnston 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 25 in
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