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.