2025 · Regular session · Senate bill
SB876
SB876 names the U.S.
Official caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Hood and Johnson Counties as the Bob Cornett Parkway.
Official report lists Senate author(s): Birdwell. 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.
- SB876 names the U.S.
- The Texas Department of Transportation must design and construct markers with the designation and other appropriate information, and place them at both ends and appropriate intermediate locations, subject to the existing funding condition.
What does it do?
SB876 names the U.S. Highway 377 relief route around Cresson the Bob Cornett Parkway. The designated portion is the route in Hood and Johnson Counties that was under construction as of September 1, 2024. The name is in addition to any other designation; the act does not rename every part of U.S. 377. Signed June 20, 2025, it took effect September 1, 2025. Final act; History.
The Texas Department of Transportation must design and construct markers with the designation and other appropriate information, and place them at both ends and appropriate intermediate locations, subject to the existing funding condition. Under that condition, the department may not design, construct or erect a marker unless a grant or donation covers those costs. Marker requirement; Incorporated funding condition.
What changed along the way?
All five versions were read and compared and contain the same operative provisions. The index lists no floor amendments. The law adds the named designation and its marker instructions; the grant-or-donation prerequisite comes from existing law, not a new funding program created by SB876. New section; Existing rule.
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 practical effect is an additional name and identifying signs for the specified relief route. This act does not itself authorize new highway construction, change traffic rules or guarantee when signs will be installed. The required outside funding must first be provided. Scope of the act; Funding prerequisite.
The sole May 2 fiscal note anticipates no significant state fiscal impact, assumes costs can be absorbed within existing resources, and anticipates no fiscal impact on local governments. It does not estimate the price of the markers. Existing law also requires the department to repair and replace required markers and maintain their grounds, and to accept grants or donations for marker construction and maintenance; the naming act does not erase those duties. Retained maintenance and donation provisions.
Official sources
- Bill history and latest recorded action
- Bill versions, analyses and fiscal notes
- Action history and votes
- Amendment index
Catalog report retrieved 2026-10-25. Check the official record for corrections or later changes.
