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SB1351 • 2025

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
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 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua 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 in Hidalgo County as the U.S.
  • Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua 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 Senate

  4. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  9. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2818

  15. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  17. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  22. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  25. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  26. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  36. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  37. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  39. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  40. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  41. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  42. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  43. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  44. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Transportation

  45. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  46. 2025-02-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1351 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1351

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in

Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua

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.

U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT JOSE RODRIGUEZ-LUA

MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo

County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 493 and

its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 88 is designated as the

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua 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 U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua

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.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1351 passed the Senate on

May 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1351 passed the House on

May 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 1, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor