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H.B. No. 1242 AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu 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 225.251 to read as follows: Sec. 225.251. ERNESTO SOLIZ CANTU MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Brooks County between its intersection with County Road 304 and Huppergate Road is designated as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1242 was passed by the House on April 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 3 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1242 was passed by the Senate on May 19, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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