HB 3678
AN ACT relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Establishes specific route designations for oversize and overweight vehicle permits issued by a port authority in a county bordering Mexico, specifically in the Brownsville and Harlingen area. The legislation provides detailed routing instructions for trucks traveling between international bridges and various port and industrial locations, including precise highways and roads such as State Highway 48, US Highway 77, and Farm-to-Market Roads 509 and 511. The designated routes will help streamline transportation logistics and permit issuance for commercial vehicles in the Rio Grande Valley region, with the new regulations taking effect on September 1, 2025.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 623.219(a), Transportation Code, is (a) For a permit issued by a port authority located in a county that borders the United Mexican States, the commission shall, with the consent of the port authority, designate the most (1) from the Gateway International Bridge or the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates to the entrance of the Port of Brownsville using State Highways 48 and 4 or United States Highways 77 and 83 or using United States Highway 77 and United States Highway 83, East Loop Corridor, and State Highway 4; and (2) between the Free Trade International Bridge and (A) the entrance of the Port of Brownsville using Farm-to-Market Road 509, United States Highways 77 and 83, Farm-to-Market Road 511, State Highway 550, and East Loop (State (B) the eastern entrance of the Port of Harlingen using Farm-to-Market Road 509, United States Highway 77 Business, (C) the western entrance of the Port of Harlingen using Farm-to-Market Roads 509 and 106; (D) the southern entrance of the Harlingen Industrial Park using Farm-to-Market Road 509; and (E) the southern entrance of the Harlingen Aerotropolis at Valley International Airport using Farm-to-Market SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for
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