HB 5503

Interstate 35 in Travis County becomes Trump Highway too

Died in committee

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 Interstate Highway 35 in Travis County as the President Donald J. Trump Highway.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Signs go up at each end and along the route. That’s it.

The bill names Interstate 35 in Travis County the President Donald J. Trump Highway, on top of any names it already carries. It tells the Texas Department of Transportation to design and put up markers at each end and along the route, subject to an existing funding condition in Section 225.021(c). Nothing else changes on the ground beyond the new signs, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5503 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11

Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

+ 4 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the designation of Interstate Highway 35 in Travis County as the President Donald J. Trump Highway.

WHAT IT DOES

Signs go up at each end and along the route. That’s it.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Transportation

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%

THE TEXT

“Interstate Highway 35 in Travis County is designated as the President Donald J. Trump Highway”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only operative act is naming a highway and putting up signs for the name. That is a ceremonial designation.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Joanne Shofner

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20KMontgomery Bennett$15,000Bill Patton$11,000

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 · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 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$20,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 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: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.

Montgomery Bennett$15,000.00

Bill Patton$11,000.00

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,000.00

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $20,000.00

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 · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 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: 101007132, 101027774, 101071421.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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

04/07/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Helen KerwinRHouse 58

Brent MoneyRHouse 2

Mike OlcottRHouse 60

Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44

House committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

TRAVIS COUNTY

Highways

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP HIGHWAY (SH95C)

SIGNS

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 178 words

By: Shofner
H.B. No. 5503

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of Interstate Highway 35 in Travis

County as the President Donald J. Trump 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. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP HIGHWAY. (a)

Interstate Highway 35 in Travis County is designated as the

President Donald J. Trump 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 President Donald J. Trump 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 intent 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.