Texas Statutes
Subchapter A. State Highway Names in General
Section 225.001. Restrictions on Naming Highway

Sec. 225.001. RESTRICTIONS ON NAMING HIGHWAY. (a) The commission may not designate a part of the highway system, including a bridge or street, by a name, including the name of a living individual or for an organization or event, or by a symbol other than the regular highway number.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of the highway system, including a bridge or street, may not be designated by a name.
(c) A part of the highway system, including a bridge or street, may be designated by the name of a person only if the person is deceased and was significant:
(1) in the state's history; or
(2) in the lives of the people of this state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 53), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

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