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  89R59 JRR-F     By: Guillen H.B. No. 283       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to axle weight limitations for certain vehicles   transporting aggregates.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:           (b-2)     Notwithstanding Subsections (a)(1) and (2), a vehicle   or combination of vehicles that is transporting aggregates, as   defined by Section 28A.001, Water Code, over a highway or road of   this state may operate at an axle weight that is not heavier than   the weight equal to the maximum allowable axle weight provided by   those subsections plus a tolerance allowance of 15 percent of that   allowable weight, provided that the gross weight of the vehicle or   combination of vehicles is not heavier than the maximum gross   weight authorized for the roadway on which the vehicle or   combination of vehicles is being operated.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.