Texas Statutes
§ 201.979 — "WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS.
Texas § 201.979
JurisdictionTexas
Code TNTransportation Code
This text of Texas § 201.979 ("WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 201.979 (2026).
Text
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 t
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1041 (H.B. 4465 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2010.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 201.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 201.003
TITLE CHANGES.§ 201.051
COMMISSION.§ 201.052
TERMS.§ 201.053
CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.§ 201.054
COMMISSION MEETINGS.§ 201.056
COMPENSATION.§ 201.057
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.§ 201.059
COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING.§ 201.101
RULES; RECORDS.§ 201.102
SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.§ 201.104
DESIGNATION OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 201.979, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/TN/201.979.