Relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility, the official text

H.B. No. 2763

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation

building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E.,

Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 201.2004 to read as follows:

Sec. 201.2004. EDUARDO "EDDIE" GRACIA, JR., P.E., AREA

ENGINEER AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (a) The building in which, on

January 1, 2025, is located the office of the area engineer for

Starr County is designated as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr.,

P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers at the site of the

facility indicating the designation as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia,

Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility and any other

appropriate information; and

(2) update existing signage along the highway on which

the facility is located to reflect the designation described by

Subdivision (1).

(c) The department is not required to design or construct a

marker or update existing signage under this section unless a grant

or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the

cost of the design and construction of the marker or update of the

existing signage.

(d) Money received under Subsection (c) shall be deposited

to the credit of the state highway fund.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2763 was passed by the House on April

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 3 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2763 was passed by the Senate on May

9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

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Governor