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HB3354 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
VanDeaver
Last action
2025-05-05
Official status
05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

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 State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T.
  • Castle 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. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1369

  2. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  3. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  4. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  5. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/5/25 10:00 AM

  6. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  7. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Withdrawn from calendar (by author)

  8. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  9. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  10. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  11. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  14. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  15. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  16. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  18. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  20. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  22. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  23. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  24. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  25. 2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-03-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

  27. 2025-02-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3354 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R12973 CXP-F

By: VanDeaver

H.B. No. 3354

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in

Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle 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 225.243 to read as follows:

Sec.

225.243.

ARMY STAFF SERGEANT SAMUEL T. CASTLE MEMORIAL

HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County

between the eastern municipal limits of Daingerfield and the

western municipal limits of Hughes Springs is designated as the

Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway. 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 Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle 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. It is the intention 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.