HB 788

Relating to commercial signs along certain roads.

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Erin ZwienerDHouse 45

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to commercial signs along certain roads.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

This bill lets a county commissioners court require people to get county approval before building or rebuilding a commercial sign next to and visible from four specific Ranch-to-Market roads: 12, 150, 967 and 1826. It touches sign owners and billboard builders along those roads, the counties those roads run through, and the state transportation department that issues sign permits. If a county adopts the requirement, the state cannot issue a sign permit there until the applicant shows county approval, starting September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2511 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 2007 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2511 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 2007 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R 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 90R bill as filed runs 407 words (derived, 1,039 graded bills, snapshot Nov 10, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB788 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Erin ZwienerDHouse 45

ITEM

relating to commercial signs along certain roads.

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Erin Zwiener

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25K Texas Sands PAC$22KSandy Spears$11,545

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 27, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Texas Sands PAC$22,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$22,000.00

Cash: $22,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Sandy Spears$11,545.00

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Texas Sands PAC

$22,000.00

Cash: $22,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 2511

by Rep. Zwiener, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, May 3, 2023: Left pending in committee

Relating to commercial signs along certain roads.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 2007

by Rep. Zwiener, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 22, 2025: Left pending in committee

Relating to commercial signs along certain roads.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

County Government--Roads

Text

The text as introduced · 149 words

90R2974 EMS-D

By: Zwiener
H.B. No. 788

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to commercial signs along certain roads.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 391, Transportation Code,

is amended by adding Section 391.2521 to read as follows:

Sec. 391.2521. COUNTY APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL

SIGNS. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may

require a person to obtain county approval for the construction or

reconstruction of a commercial sign located adjacent to and visible

from:

(1) Ranch-to-Market Road 12;

(2) Ranch-to-Market Road 150;

(3) Ranch-to-Market Road 967; or

(4) Ranch-to-Market Road 1826.

(b) The department may not issue a permit under this chapter

to an applicant who is required to obtain county approval under this

section unless the person has obtained the required county

approval.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.