Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County as the U.S. Army Gary C. and U.S.M.C. Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway.
HB 2026 designates a 12-mile stretch of State Highway 25 in Archer County (between Archer City and Windthorst) as the "U.S. Army Gary C. and U.S.M.C. Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway" to honor two military veterans. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to install markers at both ends of the highway segment and at intermediate points along the route. This is a ceremonial designation with no funding or regulatory changes, taking effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was converted from a draft legislative format to an official enrolled version, adding certification signatures and vote counts while preserving the core content about designating a Texas highway as a memorial. The substantive policy provisions remain unchanged.
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Added official enrolled version header and bill text formatting
Added certification signatures for House and Senate passage with vote counts
Added Governor approval signature section
Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder text from original bill text
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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