Texas Transportation Code

§ 201.979 — "WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS

TN § 201.979Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION · Art. O. RAIL RELOCATION AND IMPROVEMENT

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(a)The department shall erect a "Welcome to Texas" sign to designate the state boundary on an interstate, United States, or state highway entering the state.

(b)A "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department must include the following elements:

(1)a depiction of the state flag; and

(2)the phrase "Drive Friendly - The Texas Way."

(c)A "Welcome to Texas" sign may also include the phrase "Welcome to Texas - Proud Home of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush."

(d)Notwithstanding Subsection (c) above, if the president of the United States is a resident of Texas, a "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department shall include the phrase "Welcome to Texas - Proud Home of President [insert name of the president of the United States]."

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 4465), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2010.