HB5218 - Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles that serve a deepwater seaport on the U.S.-Mexico Border.

      By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 5218       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for   the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles that serve a   deepwater seaport on the U.S.-Mexico Border.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 623.219(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  For a permit issued by a port authority located in a   county that borders the United Mexican States, the commission   shall, with the consent of the port authority, designate the most   direct route [ from ]:                (1)   between the Gateway International Bridge or the   Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates to the entrance of the   Port of Brownsville using State Highways 48 and 4 or United States   Highways 77 and 83 or using United States Highway 77 and United   States Highway 83, East Loop Corridor, and State Highway 4; and                (2)   between the Free Trade International Bridge and   [ to ]:                      (A)  the entrance of the Port of Brownsville using   Farm-to-Market Road 509, United States Highways 77 and 83,   Farm-to-Market Road 511, State Highway 550, and East Loop (State   Highway 32)          SECTION 2.  This bill is applicable only to the designated   routes for the Port of Brownsville.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.