Sponsor
Keith Self
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The bill standardizes the name of a stretch of US‑75—improving local navigation and federal record consistency—while imposing modest signage/administrative costs and short-term disruption for residents and businesses.
Drivers, local residents, and transportation workers along the affected stretch of US‑75 get an official, consistent name, making local directions, signage, and wayfinding simpler.
State and federal agencies will have the new name reflected in federal maps and documents, reducing paperwork, record inconsistencies, and interagency confusion.
State and local transportation agencies — and ultimately taxpayers — may need to pay to replace or update highway signage and administrative records to reflect the new name.
Homeowners, small businesses, and delivery services may face short-term confusion in navigation, deliveries, or legal descriptions as the new name is adopted.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Designates the specified segment of U.S. Highway 75 as the U.S. Congressman and Prisoner of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway and updates federal references to that segment.
Official title: To rename the portion of United States Highway 75 between President George Bush Turnpike and United States Highway 380 as the "U.S. Congressman and Prisoner of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway".
Introduced July 14, 2025 by Keith Self · Last progress July 14, 2025
Designates the specified segment of U.S. Highway 75 between the President George Bush Turnpike and U.S. Highway 380 as the "U.S. Congressman and Prisoner of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway" (also referenced as "Sam Johnson Highway") and directs that any federal reference to that portion of the highway be considered to refer to the new name, effective upon enactment. The change is ceremonial — it updates official names and records but does not create new programs or funding.