Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County as the Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway.
HB 4173 designates a specific segment of Farm-to-Market Road 2493 in Smith County (between Church Street in Flint and County Road 150) as the "Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek Memorial Highway." The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation to install markers at both ends of the highway and at appropriate intermediate points to display this memorial designation. This is a commemorative measure honoring two public safety personnel who died in the line of duty, with no policy changes or direct impacts beyond the highway signage. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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Committee
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May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
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Daniel Alders
RRepublican
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