Monitoring the Session

HB 5216

Bill naming part of U.S. Highway 281 for Jose Rodriguez-Lua

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39

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 U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Markers go up in Hidalgo County, between Farm-to-Market Road 88 and 493.

The bill names a stretch of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County, between Farm-to-Market Road 88 and Farm-to-Market Road 493, as the Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, which must design, build and put up markers for the name, subject to an existing funding condition in state law. Drivers on that stretch will see new memorial signs starting after September 1, 2025, and nothing else changes.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5216 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Markers go up in Hidalgo County, between Farm-to-Market Road 88 and 493.

The bill names a stretch of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County, between Farm-to-Market Road 88 and Farm-to-Market Road 493, as the Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, which must design, build and put up markers for the name, subject to an existing funding condition in state law. Drivers on that stretch will see new memorial signs starting after September 1, 2025, and nothing else changes.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 9, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Transportation
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Reported favorably as substituted
  9. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  10. Committee report distributed
  11. Committee report sent to Calendars
  12. Considered in Calendars
  13. Placed on General State Calendar
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%

THE TEXT

…“is designated as the Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only operative act is naming a highway segment as a memorial and putting up signs for it.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Armando "Mando" Martinez

Donors

Border Health PAC$10KMarc Rodriguez$9,500Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$9K

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 28, 2024 to Jun 26, 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.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. 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: 101026922.

Marc Rodriguez$9,500.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$9,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$9,000.00

Cash
$9,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$9,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.

Money

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

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Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 26, 2025. 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: 101026922.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$9,000.00

Cash
$9,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$9,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Apr 8, 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: 100979779, 101026922, 101055340.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses6
For
6
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
  • Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)1 registration
Sources

6 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 H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 9, 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 14, 2025

05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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 1351 by Hinojosa, Adam (similar)

Subjects

HIDALGO COUNTY

Highways

BORDER PATROL AGENT JOSE RODRIGUEZ-LUA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (S46FE)

SIGNS

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 207 words

89R18251 RDR-D

By: Martinez
H.B. No. 5216

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

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

Hidalgo County as the 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. 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 88 and its

intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 493 is designated as the

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 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.