Monitoring the SessionSB 2316
Died in committee
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
relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Royal Lane exits on I-35E, Luna Road on I-635. By September 1, 2026.
The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation to put up and maintain highway signs pointing drivers to the Koreatown District in Northwest Dallas by September 1, 2026. The signs go at the Royal Lane exits on I-35E and the Luna Road exits on I-635, and they must follow state and federal traffic sign manuals. Drivers on those two highways will see new guide signs for the district, and TxDOT carries the cost of building and keeping them up.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 2486 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 2486 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 11, 2025 and referred to the Senate Transportation committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB2316 · 2025-03-11
relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions.
Royal Lane exits on I-35E, Luna Road on I-635. By September 1, 2026.
The bill orders the Texas Department of Transportation to put up and maintain highway signs pointing drivers to the Koreatown District in Northwest Dallas by September 1, 2026. The signs go at the Royal Lane exits on I-35E and the Luna Road exits on I-635, and they must follow state and federal traffic sign manuals. Drivers on those two highways will see new guide signs for the district, and TxDOT carries the cost of building and keeping them up.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Jun 29, 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.
$40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
$25,250.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$40,000.00
Also funds 10 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 17, 2026 to Jun 25, 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: 101060289.
$25,250.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2024 to Oct 9, 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: 100986801, 101009904, 101031351.
$25,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 18, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 14, 2024. 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: 100986801.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Sen. Parker, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 23, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 11, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Transportation · Final status: Died in committee
HB 3208 by Anchía (identical)
DALLAS, CITY OF
Highways
SIGNS
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 161 words
89R13847 JAM-F By: Parker S.B. No. 2316 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section and not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain highway signs guiding road users to the Koreatown District in the Northwest Dallas neighborhood of Dallas from the following routes: (1) the exits for Royal Lane from northbound and southbound Interstate Highway 35E; and (2) the exits for Luna Road from eastbound and westbound Interstate Highway 635. (b) A sign erected under this section may not violate the Texas Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices issued by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.