TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas – A Texas House Representative has filed a bill to rename a part of a busy Central Texas highway after President Donald Trump.
Rep. Joanne Shofner, who represents Texas House District 11 covering parts of East Texas, filed the bill last Friday.
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The bill, HB 5503, would designate Interstate 35 in Travis County as the President Donald J. Trump Highway.
If passed, the bill would lead to the creation of markers at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
It would take effect on Sept. 1, 2025, if passed.
Shofner’s district includes Nacogdoches, Newton, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, and Shelby counties in East Texas.
For more information on the bill, click here.
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