Monitoring the SessionSB 2597
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 designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
The Medal of Honor Highway runs in Brazoria County.
The bill names the stretch of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, which must design and put up markers for the new name, subject to existing rules on marker funding. On the ground, drivers on that road will see new signs, and nothing else changes.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1871 by Rep. Vasut (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.QUICK READ: 149 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 149 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).
89R-SB2597 · 2025-03-13
relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
The Medal of Honor Highway runs in Brazoria County.
The bill names the stretch of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway. It touches the Texas Department of Transportation, which must design and put up markers for the new name, subject to existing rules on marker funding. On the ground, drivers on that road will see new signs, and nothing else changes.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 95%
THE TEXT
…“Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County is designated as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill's only act is to put an honorary name on a highway and add the signs for it.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 6, 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.
$1,140,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$1,140,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.
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 Rep. Vasut, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Apr 18, 2023: Referred to Transportation
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 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 227 by Vasut (identical)
BRAZORIA COUNTY
Highways
Military & Veterans
CLARENCE "BB" SASSER MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY (SB4QG)
SIGNS
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 149 words
89R2399 SRA-D By: Middleton S.B. No. 2597 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor 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. CLARENCE "BB" SASSER MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County is designated as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.