HB 4173

Farm-to-Market Road 2493 memorial highway for Williams and Cheek

Companion SB 682 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The stretch runs from Church Street in Flint to County Road 150.

The bill names a stretch of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County, between Church Street in Flint and County Road 150, as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway. It directs the Texas Department of Transportation to design and put up markers at each end and along the route, subject to an existing marker-funding rule in the Transportation Code. Drivers on that road will see memorial signs starting after September 1, 2025, and nothing else changes.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4173 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Daniel AldersRHouse 6

ITEM

relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.

WHAT IT DOES

The stretch runs from Church Street in Flint to County Road 150.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 27, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 10, 2025Filed
Mar 31, 2025Read first time
Mar 31, 2025Referred to Transportation
May 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 1, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 8, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025Companion considered in lieu of SB 682
May 14, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%

THE TEXT

…“is designated as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only operative act is naming a road segment and putting up signs for it. The bill is a memorial designation and does nothing else.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Daniel Alders

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15KJames Perkins$15,000

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35,275.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,275.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $275.00
Total: $35,275.00

fundraiser $275.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101071763.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$15,225.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,225.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $225.00
Total: $15,225.00

advertising $125.00media $100.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101068278, 101071763.

James Perkins$15,000.00

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,275.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $275.00
Total: $35,275.00

fundraiser $275.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101071763.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$15,225.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $225.00
Total: $15,225.00

advertising $125.00media $100.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Oct 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100989514, 101008114, 101031097, 101068278, 101071763.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses7

For: 7
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)1 registration
Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; Game Warden Peace Officers Association1 registration
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
State Firefighters & Fire Marshals Association1 registration
Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration

Sources

7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 27, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 10, 2025

05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Transportation · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 682 by Hughes (identical)

Subjects

SMITH COUNTY (GU7BU)

Highways

CAPTAIN KEVIN WILLIAMS & FIREFIGHTER AUSTIN CHEEK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (SH7A5)

SIGNS

Text

The text as introduced · 177 words

89R1825 AND-D

By: Alders
H.B. No. 4173

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road

2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter

Austin Cheek 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. CAPTAIN KEVIN WILLIAMS AND FIREFIGHTER AUSTIN

CHEEK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road

2493 in Smith County between its intersection with Church Street in

Flint and its intersection with County Road 150 is designated as the

Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial

Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the

designation as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin

Cheek 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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.