The bill names a stretch of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County, between Farm-to-Market Road 493 and Farm-to-Market Road 88, the Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. It directs the state transportation department to design and put up markers at each end and along the route, subject to an existing rule in the Transportation Code. Drivers on that stretch will see new memorial signs starting after September 1, 2025, and nothing else changes.
Labels
Labels: CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Adam Hinojosa (R) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Armando "Mando" Martinez (D) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.
relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in
Hidalgo County as the Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.
WHAT IT DOES
Markers go up along the route in Hidalgo County.
The bill names a stretch of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County, between Farm-to-Market Road 493 and Farm-to-Market Road 88, the Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. It directs the state transportation department to design and put up markers at each end and along the route, subject to an existing rule in the Transportation Code. 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.
The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 2818): 131 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 130 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 13 (derived from named list)
House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
CSSB 1351 (A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa) Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
CSSB 1351 (A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa) Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
CSSB 1351 (A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa) Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses1
For
1
Against
0
On
0
Names
For
US Border Patrol1 registration
Sources
1 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT JOSE RODRIGUEZ-LUA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY (SG8CK)
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
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By: Hinojosa of Nueces, Hinojosa of Hidalgo
S.B. No. 1351
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in
Hidalgo County as the 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. JOSE RODRIGUEZ-LUA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a)
The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County between its
intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 493 and its intersection with
Farm-to-Market Road 88 is designated as the 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 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.
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