Texas Senate Bill SB 2355

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

• Filed: 3/12/25

Caption

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County as the Senior Police Officer Lewis "Andy" Traylor Memorial Highway.

Summary

SB 2355 designates a specific segment of Farm-to-Market Road 969 in Travis County, between Decker Lane and U.S. Highway 183, as the Senior Police Officer Lewis “Andy” Traylor Memorial Highway. The bill is a commemorative highway naming measure and does not change traffic rules, roadway ownership, or funding priorities. It also directs the Texas Department of Transportation to design and place markers identifying the memorial highway and any other appropriate information, including signs at each end of the designated segment and at intermediate points as needed. The bill further states that the new provision should be renumbered in the Transportation Code if necessary to avoid duplicate statutory designations, and it takes effect September 1, 2025. Because the measure is limited to a roadway designation, its legal effect is narrow and primarily symbolic, adding a memorial recognition within Chapter 225 of the Transportation Code.

Impact

SB 2355 amends the Transportation Code by adding a new section to Chapter 225 that creates a memorial highway designation for a portion of FM 969 in Travis County. The Texas Department of Transportation would be responsible for installing and maintaining the appropriate signage, subject to existing law governing such markers. The bill affects state transportation law only in a limited way and does not impose broader regulatory or fiscal changes beyond the signage and administrative requirements associated with the designation.

Sentiment

The available context suggests the bill was introduced as a routine commemorative measure and referred to the Senate Transportation Committee without recorded opposition, votes, or substantive committee debate in the provided materials. The overall sentiment appears neutral to favorable, as memorial highway bills typically receive support when honoring public safety personnel. No dissenting statements or controversial amendments are reflected in the record provided.

Contention

No specific points of contention are shown in the bill text or the available committee and vote history. The only potentially practical issue is the standard administrative burden on TxDOT to produce and place markers, but the bill itself frames that obligation as a routine memorial-highway function. There is no evidence in the provided materials of disagreement over the honoree, the location, or the scope of the designation.