Tex. Transportation Code § 201.979
"WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 201.979, "WELCOME TO TEXAS" SIGNS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/568589
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(a) The department shall erect a "Welcome to Texas" sign to designate the state boundary on an interstate, United States, or state highway entering the state.
(b) A "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department must include the following elements:
(1) a depiction of the state flag; and
(2) the phrase "Drive Friendly - The Texas Way."
(c) A "Welcome to Texas" sign may also include the phrase "Welcome to Texas - Proud Home of Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush."
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) above, if the president of the United States is a resident of Texas, a "Welcome to Texas" sign erected by the department shall include the phrase "Welcome to Texas - Proud Home of President [insert name of the president of the United States]."