KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Texas

HB1242 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Guillen
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-29

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S.
  • Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  8. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  10. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  12. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  13. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  15. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  16. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  18. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  21. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  22. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  23. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  25. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  26. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  27. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  28. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  29. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#552

  33. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  36. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  37. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  38. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

  39. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  40. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  41. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  42. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  48. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  49. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  51. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1242 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

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