Sec. 201.979. "WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS. (a) The department shall erect a "Welcome to Texas" sign to designate the state boundary on an interstate, United States, or state highway entering the state.
(b) A "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department must include the following elements:
(1) a depiction of the state flag; and
(2) the phrase "Drive Friendly - The Texas Way."
(c) A "Welcome to Texas" sign may also include the phrase "Welcome to Texas - Proud Home of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush."
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) above, if the president of the United States is a resident of Texas, a "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department shall include the phrase "Welcome to Texas - Proud Home of President [insert name of the president of the United States]."
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 4465), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2010.
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