TITLE: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop.

SUMMARY: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop. 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. FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL LOOP. (a) The portion of State Highway Loop 88 under construction as of September 1, 2025, as a relief route around Lubbock, in Lubbock County is designated as the First Responders Memorial Loop. The designation is in addition to any other designation. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the First Responders Memorial Loop and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the loop. SECTION 2. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the provisions added by this Act be renumbered to prevent multiple provisions with the same designation. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.