J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to commercial signs along U.S. Highway 77’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends Section 391.252(a) of the Transportation Code to prohibit the erection of commercial signs visible from certain highways and roads in Texas, including specific portions of U.S. Highway 77, U.S. Highway 290, State Highway 317, and several other routes. The restrictions cover areas such as the Sabine, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston National Forests, portions of State Highway 130, and specific farm-to-market roads and highways in counties like Bandera and Austin. The act is designed to limit commercial sign visibility along these designated segments, and it will take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
J.M. Lozano, member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another eight bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Lozano graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA.
J.M. Lozano is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 43rd House district. He replaced previous state representative Tara Rios Ybarra in 2011.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3243 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port Authority |
| HB 3079 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to reduce emissions from certain marine vessels |
| HB 2951 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the rural sheriff's office and constable's office salary assistance grant programs |
| HB 2950 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties |
| HB 2718 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for the purpose of making certain grants |
| HB 1703 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system |
| HB 1702 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program |
| HB 1293 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency |
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