HB 2198
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Designates a specific portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County between Kings Creek Drive and North Frances Street as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway. The Texas Department of Transportation will be responsible for designing, constructing, and erecting markers to commemorate Officer Jacob Candanoza along this highway segment. The highway designation will serve as a memorial to honor the officer and will take effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza 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. OFFICER JACOB CANDANOZA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County between its intersection with Kings Creek Drive and its intersection with North Frances Street is designated as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Officer Jacob Candanoza 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. It is the intention of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in
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