2025 · Regular session · House bill
HB227
HB227 designates the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence “BB” Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
Official caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
Official report lists House author(s): Vasut, Barry, Bonnen. This does not identify sponsors or amendment drafters.
Bill explanation published · Version and amendment review scope is stated below · Individual amendment records may not be separately annotated.
Bill highlights
Selected points from the published explanation. Follow each point to its source-linked context; conditions and limits may matter.
- HB227 designates the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence “BB” Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
- The markers cannot be designed, constructed or erected under the referenced provision unless TxDOT receives a grant or donation covering those costs.
- The act makes the designation notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the general restriction on naming a highway for a person.
What does it do?
HB227 designates the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence “BB” Sasser Medal of Honor Highway. The law took effect September 1, 2025. It directs the Texas Department of Transportation to design and construct designation markers and erect them at appropriate sites along the highway, subject to the existing funding condition. It does not authorize a new road, a widening project or a toll. Final act
The markers cannot be designed, constructed or erected under the referenced provision unless TxDOT receives a grant or donation covering those costs. Existing law also directs TxDOT to repair and replace required markers and maintain their grounds. The designation’s effective date is not proof that funding was received or signs were installed. Transportation Code Section 225.021
The act makes the designation notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the general restriction on naming a highway for a person. That clause provides a specific statutory exception; it should not be read as a biographical statement about Sasser’s status when the bill passed. Final act, Section 1 · General naming restriction
What changed along the way?
The filed and House committee texts proposed the same road designation, marker duties, funding cross-reference and effective date as the final act. The House-passed text changed the proposed section number from 225.243 to 225.248; that renumbering did not change the designated road or the operative duties. The Senate committee and final texts retain the House-passed provisions. Filed text · House report · House-passed text · Senate report
The official amendment index lists no amendments, and both committees reported the bill without amendments. The House passed it April 25 by 131–0, with three present but not voting. The Senate passed it May 28 by 31–0. The governor signed it June 20. Amendment index · Final certificates · Official history
For the full amendment record, open the official amendment index.
Official bill versions
Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.
Who could benefit—and who could bear the costs?
The designation provides public recognition of Sasser and a commemorative reference for the Brazoria County community and highway users. It does not change eligibility for veterans’ benefits, create a payment to a family, or establish a transportation improvement project. Final act
Grant or donation funds must cover initial marker design, construction and installation. TxDOT has the ongoing duties described in the general marker law. The Legislative Budget Board anticipated no significant state fiscal implication, assumed costs could be absorbed with existing resources, and anticipated no local-government fiscal implication. No exact marker cost or installation date is supplied in the reviewed bill or fiscal note. Latest posted fiscal note, May 21 · Marker funding and maintenance
Official sources
- Bill history and latest recorded action
- Bill versions, analyses and fiscal notes
- Action history and votes
- Amendment index
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