Vernon's Civil Statutes

TITLE 106. PATRIOTISM AND THE FLAG

Art. 6139a.  Description of the state flag.

  (a) The state flag is the 1839 national flag of the Republic of
Texas.

  (b) The state flag consists of a rectangle with a width to
length ratio of two to three containing:

  (1) a blue vertical stripe one-third the entire length of the
flag wide, and two equal horizontal stripes, the upper stripe
white, the lower red, each two-thirds the entire length of the
flag long; and

  (2) a white, regular five-pointed star in the center of the
blue stripe, oriented so that one point faces upward, and of such
a size that the diameter of a circle passing through the five
points of the star is equal to three-fourths the width of the
blue stripe.

  (c) The red, white, and blue of the state flag stand,
respectively, for bravery, purity, and loyalty.

  (d) The red and blue colors of the state flag are the same
colors used in the United States flag and are defined as numbers
80108 (red) and 80075 (dark blue) of The Standard Color Reference
of America, 10th edition.

  (e) When displayed permanently mounted on a staff, as for
indoor or parade use, the state flag may be decorated with gold
fringe and its staff with gold cords and tassels.

  (f) When the state flag is displayed on a staff, the staff
should be at least 2- 1/2  times as long as the flag's hoist, and
the state flag should be attached to the staff's peak.  The
staff's finial should be either a lone star or a spearhead.

  (g) The governor may prescribe additional rules with respect to
the description of the state flag.  The governor shall set forth
any alterations or additional rules in an executive order
published in the Texas Register.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.

Art. 6139b.  Pledge of allegiance to the state flag.

  (a) The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is, "Honor the
Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and
indivisible."

  (b) The pledge of allegiance to the state flag should be
rendered by all present except those in uniform by standing at
attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. 
Individuals who are not in uniform and who are wearing a
headdress that is easily removeable should remove their headdress
with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, with the
hand over the heart.  Individuals in uniform should remain
silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.

  (c) The pledge of allegiance to the state flag may be recited
at all public and private meetings at which the pledge of
allegiance to the United States flag is recited and at state
historical events and celebrations.

  (d) The pledge of allegiance to the state flag should be
recited after the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag
if both are recited.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.

Art. 6139c.  Texas Flag Code.

  Sec. 1.  This article may be cited as the Texas Flag Code.

  Sec. 2.  The rules set out by Section 3 of this article govern
the use of the state flag in this state.

  Sec. 3.  (a) The state flag normally should not be displayed
outdoors earlier than sunrise or later than sunset.  However,
when a patriotic effect is desired, the state flag may be
displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours
of darkness or may be displayed under the same circumstances as
the United States flag may be displayed.

  (b) The state flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered
ceremoniously.

  (c) The state flag should not be displayed on days when the
weather is inclement unless a weatherproof flag is displayed.

  (d) The state flag should be displayed on all state holidays
and on special occasions of historical significance.  Texas Flag
Day shall be celebrated on March 2, Texas Independence Day.

  (e) The state flag should be displayed daily on or near the
main administration building of every state institution.

  (f) The state flag, when carried in a procession with another
flag or flags except the United States flag, should be either on
the marching right, that is, the state flag's right, or, if there
is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line. 
When the state flag is carried in a procession in which the
United States flag is carried, the United States flag should be
on the marching right, that is, the United States flag's right,
and the state flag should be on the United States flag's left.

  (g) The state flag should not be displayed on a float in a
parade except from a staff or as provided in Subsection (o) of
this section.

  (h) The state flag should not be draped over the hood, top,
side, or back of any vehicle, railroad train, boat, or aircraft. 
When the state flag is displayed on a motor vehicle, the staff
should be fixed firmly to the chassis or clamped to the right
fender.  If the United States flag is also displayed, its staff
should be clamped to the right fender, and the state flag's staff
should be clamped to the left fender.

  (i) No flag or pennant other than the United States flag should
be placed above or, if on the same level, to the state flag's
right, that is, the observer's left.  When the state and United
States flags are displayed at the same time, they should be flown
on flagpoles of the same height, and the flags should be of
approximately equal size.  The United States flag should be
displayed to the United States flag's right, that is, the
observer's left.  However, when it is necessary for the state and
United States flags to be flown from the same flagpole, the state
flag should be displayed underneath the United States flag.  When
the state flag is displayed on a separate flagpole from the
United States flag, the state flag should be hoisted after the
United States flag is hoisted and lowered before the United
States flag is lowered.

  (j) When the state flag is displayed with another flag, other
than the United States flag, against a wall from crossed staffs,
the state flag should be on the state flag's right, that is, the
observer's left, and its staff should be in front of the staff of
the other flag.  When the state and United States flags are
displayed against a wall from crossed staffs, the state flag
should be on the United States flag's left, that is, the
observer's right, and behind the staff of the United States flag.

  (k) The state flag should be at the center and at the highest
point of a group when a number of flags or pennants of
municipalities, localities, organizations, or corporations are
grouped and displayed from staffs.

  (l) When flags or pennants of municipalities, localities,
organizations, or corporations are flown on the same halyard with
the state flag, the latter should always be at the peak.  When
the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the state flag should
be hoisted first and lowered last.  Those flags or pennants may
not be placed above the state flag or to the state flag's right,
that is, the observer's left.

  (m) When the state flag is displayed with the flags of other
states of the United States, nations other than the United
States, and international organizations, the state flag should be
displayed on the state flag's right, that is, the observer's
left, on a separate flagpole or staff.  This subsection does not
apply to the United States or any agency of the United States,
including the armed services, when federal law, custom, or
practice dictates otherwise.  The state flag should not be
displayed above the flags of other states of the United States,
nations, and international organizations on the same flagpole,
and the state flag should not be displayed from a higher flagpole
or staff.

  (n) When the state flag is displayed from a staff projecting
horizontally or at an angle from a windowsill, balcony, or front
of a building, the top of the flag should be placed at the peak
of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.  When the state
flag is suspended over a sidewalk from a rope extending from a
house to a pole at the edge of the sidewalk, the flag should be
hoisted out, white stripe first, from the building.

  (o) When the state flag is displayed horizontally, the white
stripe should be uppermost and to the state flag's left, that is,
to the observer's right.  When displayed in a window, the state
flag should be displayed in the same way, with the blue stripe to
the left of an observer who is outside the window.  When the
state flag is displayed vertically, the blue stripe should be
uppermost and the white stripe should be to the state flag's
right, that is, to the observer's left.

  (p) When the state flag is displayed over the middle of a
street, it should be suspended vertically with the blue stripe
uppermost and the white stripe to the north in an east and west
street, or with the white stripe to the east in a north and south
street.

  (q) When used on a speaker's platform, the state flag, if
displayed flat, should be displayed above and behind the speaker. 
If both the state and United States flags are displayed on a
speaker's platform at the same time, the state flag should be on
the state flag's left, that is, the observer's right, while the
United States flag should be on the United States flag's right,
that is, the observer's left.

  (r) The state flag should form a distinctive feature of the
ceremony of unveiling a statue or monument, but it should never
be used as the covering for the statue or monument.

  (s) The state flag, when flown at half-staff, should be first
hoisted to the peak of the flagpole for an instant and then
lowered to the half-staff position.  The state flag should be
again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.  On
Memorial Day the state flag should be displayed at half-staff
until noon only, then raised to the peak of the flagpole.  By
order of the governor, the state flag shall be flown at
half-staff on the death of an individual as a mark of respect to
the individual's memory.

  (t) When the state flag is used to cover a casket, it should be
so placed that the blue stripe is at the head and the white
stripe is over the left shoulder, that is, the observer's right. 
The state flag should not be lowered into the grave or allowed to
touch the ground.

  (u) When the state flag is suspended across a corridor or lobby
in a building with only one main entrance, it should be suspended
vertically with the white stripe of the flag to the observer's
left on entering.  If the building has more than one main
entrance, the state flag should be suspended vertically near the
center of the corridor or lobby with the white stripe to the
north, when entrances are to the east and west, or to the east,
when entrances are to the north and south.  If there are
entrances in more than two directions, the white stripe should be
to the east.

  (v) The state flag should not be dipped to any person or thing
except as a mark of honor for the United States flag.

  (w) When the state flag is displayed from a flagpole or staff,
the white stripe should always be at the top of the flag, except
as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to
life or property.

  (x) The state flag should not touch anything beneath it, such
as the ground or the floor, and should not trail in water.

  (y) The state flag should, when practicable, not be carried
flat or horizontally, but aloft and free.

  (z) The state flag should not be used as bedding or drapery. 
It should not be festooned, drawn back, or up, in folds, but
always allowed to fall free.  Bunting of blue, white, and red,
always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and
the red below, should be used instead of the state flag for
covering a speaker's desk, for draping the front of a platform,
and for decoration in general.

  (aa) The state flag should not be fastened, displayed, used, or
stored in a manner that it can be easily torn, soiled, or damaged
in any way.

  (bb) The state flag should not be used as a covering for a
ceiling.

  (cc) The state flag should not have placed on any part of it,
or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure,
design, picture, or drawing of any nature.

  (dd) The state flag should not be used as a receptacle for
receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.

  (ee) Advertisements should not be fastened to a staff or
halyard from which the state flag is flown.

  (ff) The state flag, when it is in such a condition that it is
no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a
dignified way, preferably by burning.

  (gg) During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the state flag
or when the state flag is passing in a parade or in review, all
individuals present except those in uniform should face the state
flag and stand at attention with the right hand over the heart. 
Those present in uniform should render the military salute.  When
not in uniform, individuals who are wearing a headdress that is
easily removeable should remove their headdress with their right
hand and hold it at the left shoulder, with the hand over the
heart.  Individuals who are not citizens of this state should
stand at attention.  The salute to the state flag in a moving
column should be rendered at the moment the state flag passes.

  Sec. 4.  The governor may alter, modify, or repeal any rule
relating to the display of the state flag set forth in Section 3
or may prescribe additional rules with respect to the display of
the state flag.  The governor shall set forth any alterations or
additional rules in an executive order published in the Texas
Register.

  Sec. 5.  (a) A governmental subdivision or agency may not enact
or enforce a law that prohibits:

  (1) the display of a municipal flag, the state flag, the flag
of another state of the United States, the United States flag, or
the flag of a nation other than the United States; or

  (2) any conduct covered by this article.

  (b) This section does not apply to an action by a governmental
subdivision or agency to enact or enforce a law established to
protect the public health and safety.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.

Art. 6139d.  Flag of the governor.

  The governor may adopt a flag for the governor's official use. 
The governor shall set forth the description of the flag in an
executive order published in the Texas Register.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.

Art. 6139e.  State song.

  (a) The state song is "Texas, Our Texas" by William J. Marsh
and Gladys Yoakum Wright:
	
	Texas, our Texas!  All hail the mighty State!

      Texas, our Texas!  So wonderful so great!
	Boldest and grandest, Withstanding ev'ry test;
      O Empire wide and glorious, You stand supremely blest.

	Refrain
                                
      God bless you Texas!  And keep you brave and strong,
	That you may grow in power and worth, 
		Thro'out the ages long.

	Texas, O Texas!  Your freeborn single star,
	Sends out its radiance to nations near and far.
	Emblem of freedom!  It sets our hearts aglow,
	With thoughts of San Jacinto and glorious Alamo.

      Refrain
                                
      Texas, dear Texas!  From tyrant grip now free,
	Shines forth in splendor your star of destiny!
	Mother of heroes!  We come your children true,
	Proclaiming our allegiance, our faith, 
		our love for you.
	
	Refrain
                                
  (b) During the rendition of the state song when the state flag
is displayed, all individuals present except those in uniform
should stand at attention facing the state flag with the right
hand over the heart.  Those present in uniform should render the
military salute at the first note of the state song and retain
this position until the last note.  When not in uniform,
individuals who are wearing a headdress that is easily removeable
should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it
at the left shoulder, with the hand over the heart.  Individuals
who are not citizens of this state should stand at attention.

  (c) When the state flag is not displayed, those present should
face toward the music and act in the same manner as they would if
the state flag were displayed there.

  (d) The state song should be rendered after the national anthem
if both are rendered.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.

Art. 6139f.  State seal; state arms.

  (a) The state seal is as provided by Article IV, Section 19, of
the Texas Constitution.

  (b) The reverse of the state seal contains a shield, displaying
a depiction of the Alamo, the cannon of the Battle of Gonzales,
and Vince's Bridge.  The shield is encircled by live oak and
olive branches, and the unfurled flags of the Kingdom of France,
the Kingdom of Spain, the United Mexican States, the Republic of
Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States
of America.  Above the shield is emblazoned the motto, "REMEMBER
THE ALAMO," and beneath it are the words, "TEXAS ONE AND
INDIVISIBLE," with a white five-pointed star hanging over the
shield, centered between the flags.

  (c) The state arms are a white star of five points, on an azure
ground, encircled by olive and live oak branches.

  (d) The secretary of state, by rule, shall adopt standard
designs for the state seal, the reverse of the state seal, and
the state arms.

  (e) A law that requires the use of the state seal does not
require the use of the state arms or the reverse of the state
seal.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30,
1993.

Art. 6143.  State tree.

  The Pecan Tree shall be the State tree of Texas and it shall be
the duty of the State Board of Control and the State Parks Board
to give due consideration to the Pecan Tree when planning
beautification of State Parks or other public property belonging
to the State.

Acts 1919, p. 155.  Amended by Acts 1927, 40th Leg., p. 234, ch.
161, Sec. 1.

Art. 6143.1.  Thrashing pecans; penalty.

  Sec. 1.  Wherever the term thrash is used herein, it shall mean
to beat or strike with a stick or other object.

  Sec. 2.  It is unlawful for any person to thrash pecans from
any pecan tree or cause pecans to fall from the tree by any means
other than the fall caused by nature, unless:

  (1) the tree is located on land owned by the person doing the
thrashing; or

  (2) in case the tree is located on privately-owned land, he has
the written consent of the owner or lessee or his authorized
agent; or

  (3) in case the tree is located on land owned by the state, a
county, a city, a school district, or another district or
political subdivision of the state, he has the written consent of
an officer or agent of the agency or political subdivision
controlling the property or, if the land is within the boundaries
of an incorporated city, the written consent of the mayor, or, if
the land is not within the boundaries of any incorporated city,
the county judge of the county.

  Sec. 3.  A person who violates any provision of this Act is
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a
fine of not less than $5 nor more than $300 or by confinement in
the county jail for not more than three months, or both.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1289, ch. 331, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Art. 6143a.  State motto.

  Be it Resolved, By the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring, that the word "Friendship" be and is hereby adopted
and declared to be the motto of the State of Texas.

Acts 1930, 41st Leg., 4th C.S., p. 105, H.C.R. No. 22.

Art. 6143b.  State song.

  Resolved by the Senate, of the State of Texas, the House of
Representatives concurring:

  That, "Texas, Our Texas" by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum
Wright be adopted as the State Song for the State of Texas.

Acts 1929, 41st Leg., 1st C.S., p. 286, S.C.R. No. 6.

Art. 6143bb.  State Flower Song.

  Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring, That it adopt the Bluebonnet song as the State Flower
Song.

Acts 1933, 43rd Leg., p. 930, H.C.R. No. 24.

Art. 6143c.  State bird.

  Resolved by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of
Representatives concurring:

  That the recommendations of the Texas Federation of Women's
Clubs be and are hereby adopted and that the mocking bird be and
the same is hereby declared to be the state bird of Texas.

Acts 1927, 40th Leg., p. 486, S.C.R. No. 8.

Art. 6143d.  State plays.

  Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that:

  (1) the historic battles of San Jacinto, Goliad, and the Alamo
that led to the independence of Texas are portrayed faithfully
and artistically at Galveston Island State Park in the play, The
Lone Star;

  (2) the lives of early settlers of the Panhandle of Texas are
portrayed colorfully and creatively each year at the Palo Duro
Canyon State Park in the play, Texas;

  (3) the relationship between early settlers of East Texas,
especially General Sam Houston and the Alabama-Coushatta Indians,
is portrayed historically and excitingly at the Alabama-Coushatta
Indian Reservation in the play, Beyond the Sundown; and

  (4) the founding of Fort Griffin and the lives of the settlers
of Shackelford County and Albany, Texas, during the 1870s and
1880s are depicted during the last two weeks in June annually in
Shackelford County in the play, Fandangle.

  Sec. 2.  The Lone Star presented in Galveston Island State
Park, Texas presented in the Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Beyond
the Sundown presented at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian
Reservation, and Fandangle presented in Shackelford County are
designated official plays of the State of Texas.

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 711, ch. 310, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.

Art. 6144a.  Texas week.

  Therefore, be it resolved, that the Senate of Texas, the House
of Representatives concurring therein, does here and now approve
this Resolution and set apart annually the entire week in which
March the Second comes as a season to be known as Texas Week; and
by this action of the Legislature His Excellency, the Governor of
Texas, is hereby vested with the power and is besought to issue
and to publish annually his proclamation outlining the purpose
and the spirit of Texas Week and urging every citizen of this
State to exalt and extol the highest and the best cultural and
spiritual values of Texas throughout Texas Week; and

  Be it further resolved, that it is now and ever shall be in
direct violation of the purpose and spirit of Texas Week to
observe it as a season of holidays; and the Legislature of the
State of Texas does affirm that, under no condition, is Texas
Week to be looked upon as a week of holidays; but on the other
hand and quite to the contrary, it is hereby alleged that during
Texas Week every citizen of this State is encouraged to work,
insofar as he is able, and to do his work a bit better than he
does it during other weeks of the year; and

  Therefore, be it further resolved, that the Legislature by this
Resolution does urge His Excellency, the Governor of Texas, to
suggest to the citizens of this State in his annual proclamations
that they observe the following forms of activity, and from time
to time such other forms of observance that he may deem wise,
insofar as his suggestions do not conflict with the purpose and
spirit of Texas Week as outlined in this Resolution:

  First, it is enjoined that every home; every office, place of
business and industry; every school, parochial, private, or
public; every college and university; and all institutions of
whatever class or character, educational or eleemosynary, be
requested through this Resolution and the annual proclamations of
the Governor of Texas to hoist a Texas Flag from some prominent
point of vantage and let it be unfurled each day during Texas
Week; and

  Second, it is now and ever shall be expected that all teachers
and pupils in every school of whatever class or classification
shall observe Texas Week appropriately in general assemblies, in
classes, clubs, and in any and all other groups as they may be
assembled for school work; that schools be encouraged to assemble
exhibits of Texas products, pictures, relics, books and
documents, and hang in permanent places pictures of famous heroes
of Texas; that schools which are in reach of battle fields,
missions, and other places of historical interest and importance
are hereby encouraged to make patriotic pilgrimages to such
places of fame during Texas Week; but it is understood that no
school is to celebrate Texas Week as a season of holidays.  On
the other hand, better work shall be expected of all schools
throughout Texas Week; and

  Third, it is enjoined upon commerce and industry, professional
life and activity, civic activity, and every other kind of
occupational pursuit, in which Texas citizens may be engaged,
that they recognize and observe Texas Week in a fitting manner. 
To this end it is recommended that courts in session, luncheon
clubs, women's organizations, churches, conventions, lodges, and
the Legislature when in session, all departments of government,
city, county, and State; and any and every other group of
citizens for whatever purpose they may be assembled, be urged now
and ever in the future to observe Texas Week appropriately by
rendering programs in keeping with the purpose and spirit of this
occasion as set forth in this Resolution; and

  Fourth, that every citizen, old or young, within the borders of
this great State be urged now and ever in the future, by this Act
of the Legislature and in accordance with the proclamations of
the Governor of Texas issued and published annually to be seen
and read by all citizens of Texas, to exalt and extol the
cultural and spiritual values which we cherish so fondly; the
blessed and romantic traditions of our glorious history; the high
standards and lofty ideals of statesmanship, of scholarship, of
leadership, of character, and of service which our forefathers
gave to us as our rare and rich heritage, and to give thanks for
this marvelous inheritance as we faithfully and conscientiously
observe Texas Week.

Acts 1932, 42nd Leg., 3rd C.S., p. 131, S.C.R. No. 8.

Art. 6144cc.  Audit of expenditures.

  It is hereby declared the intention of the Legislature that an
audit be made of the expenditure of the funds appropriated under
the provisions of House Bill No. 11, Acts of the Regular Session
of the Forty-fourth Legislature, and all funds appropriated
hereby.  Said audit shall be made by the State Auditor or under
his direction.  It shall be the duty of such Auditor or those
working under his direction to make such audit of the expenditure
of funds appropriated under the provisions of House Bill No. 11,
Acts of the Regular Session of the Forty-fourth Legislature and
hereby appropriated as soon as practicable, and furnish the
Legislature with a copy of said report.  There is hereby
appropriated out of the unexpended balance of said funds One
Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars or so much as may be necessary for
the purpose of making such audit.

Acts 1937, 45th Leg., p. 641, ch. 314, Sec. 4.

Art. 6144d.  Texas conservation and beautification week.

  Resolved, by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House of
Representatives concurring, that Texas Conservation and
Beautification Week be observed each year at that time which
shall include April twenty-first, San Jacinto Day, and April
twenty-fourth, National Wildflower Day, said week beginning two
days before the twenty-first of April and ending two days after
April twenty-fourth, and that said week shall be observed so that
it contributes to the conservation and beautification of the
State and to the happiness and lasting benefit of its people,
thus making known, enforcing and teaching respect for the written
and unwritten conservation laws of our country thus showing our
respect and appreciation for all that is ours to cherish while we
live and should preserve for posterity here where "The heavens
declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His
handiwork."

Acts 1935, 44th Leg., p. 1275, S.C.R. No. 28.

Art. 6144e.  Advertising resources of Texas.

  Secs. 1, 2.  Repealed by Acts 1963, 58th Leg., p. 370, ch. 137,
Sec. 5.

Sec. 3.  Duties of the Texas Department of Transportation.

  (a)(1) For the purpose of dissemination of information relative
to highway construction, repair, maintenance, and upkeep, and for
the purpose of advertising the highways of this state and
attracting traffic thereto, the Texas Department of
Transportation is empowered to compile and publish for
distribution such pamphlets, bulletins, and documents as it will
deem necessary and expedient for informational and publicity
purposes concerning the highways of the state, and with respect
to public parks, recreational grounds, scenic places, and other
public places and scenic areas or objects of interest, data as to
distances, historical facts, and other items or matters of
interest and value to the general public and road users; and said
Department is authorized and empowered to make or cause to be
made from time to time a map or maps showing thereon the highways
of the state and the towns, cities, and other places of interest
served and reached by said highways, and may cause to be printed,
published, and prepared in such manner or form as the Department
may deem best, all of such information and data and provide for
the distribution and dissemination of the same in such manner and
method and to such extent as in the opinion of the Department
will best serve the motoring public and road users.

  (2)(A) Single copies of pamphlets, documents, maps, and other
travel materials distributed by the Department under Subdivision
(1) of this subsection shall be provided free of charge, provided
that the Department by rule may require payment for large
quantities of such materials in an amount sufficient to recover
its direct and indirect production costs and authorize the free
distribution of multiple copies if such distribution will
maximize the resources of the Department that are available to
advertise the highways of the state and to promote travel to and
within the state.  Money paid to the Department under this
subdivision shall be deposited in the state treasury to the
credit of the State Highway Fund to be used by the Department in
the production of travel materials.  Sections 403.094(h) and
403.095, Government Code, do not apply to funds deposited in the
State Highway Fund under this subdivision.

  (B) If the provisions of Paragraph (A) of this subdivision
conflict with the provisions of a license agreement under Article
6673a-4, Revised Statutes, the license agreement shall prevail to
the extent of that conflict.

  (3) The Department shall maintain and operate Travel
Information Centers at the principal gateways to Texas for the
purpose of providing road information, travel guidance, and
various descriptive materials, pamphlets, and booklets designed
to furnish aid and assistance to the traveling public and
stimulate travel to and within Texas.

  (4) The Department is authorized and empowered to pay the cost
of all administration, operation, and the cost of developing and
publishing various material and the dissemination thereof,
including the cost of operating Travel Information Centers from
highway revenues.  The Department is further empowered to receive
and administer a legislative appropriation from the general fund
for the specific purpose of purchasing advertising space in
periodicals of national circulation, and/or time on broadcasting
facilities.

  (5) The Department shall have the power to enter into contracts
with a recognized and financially responsible advertising agency,
having a minimum of five years of experience in handling accounts
of similar scope, and for the contracting of space in magazines,
papers, and periodicals for the publication of such advertising
information, historical facts, statistics and pictures as will be
useful and informative to persons, and corporations outside the
State of Texas, and shall have the power to enter into contracts
with motion picture producers and others for the taking of moving
or still pictures in the state, and provide for the showing of
the films when taken, and the Department may join with other
governmental departments of the state in publishing such
informational publicity matter.

  (b) The Texas Department of Transportation may accept
contributions for the above purposes from private sources, which
funds may be deposited in a bank or banks to be used at the
discretion of the Department in compliance with the wishes of the
donor.

  (c) The Texas Department of Transportation may contract with
private entities for the production, marketing, and distribution
of pamphlets, bulletins, documents, and other travel materials
published under Subsection (a) of this section on terms and
conditions considered by the department to be beneficial to the
state, including terms providing cost savings.  A contract may
include cooperative strategies considered by the department to be
cost-beneficial and provide for the acceptance of paid
advertising in the travel materials if the quality and quantity
of the travel materials is maintained.

  (d) The Texas Department of Transportation may sell promotional
items such as calendars, books, prints, caps, light clothing, or
other items approved by the Texas Transportation Commission as
advertising the resources of Texas.  All proceeds from the sale
of the items shall be deposited in the state treasury to the
credit of the State Highway Fund for the use of the department in
its travel and information operations.  Sections 403.094(h) and
403.095, Government Code, do not apply to funds deposited in the
State Highway Fund under this subsection.

  (e) The Texas Department of Transportation shall publish the
official travel magazine of the State of Texas, Texas Highways,
and shall set subscription rates and other charges for the
magazine at a level that will generate receipts approximately
sufficient to cover the costs incurred in the production and
distribution of the magazine.

Sec. 3(c), (d) added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 837, Sec. 1,
eff. Aug. 26, 1991; Sec. 3 amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch.
165, Sec. 22(18), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; amended by Acts 1995, 74th
Leg., ch. 431, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.

Sec. 4.  Disclosure of Texas Highways Subscriber Information
		or Purchaser Information.

  (a) Except as provided by this section or a rule adopted by the
Texas Transportation Commission under this section, the Texas
Department of Transportation may not disclose to any person the
name, address, telephone number, social security account number,
driver's license number, bank account number, credit or debit
card number, or charge number of a person who:

  (1) is or has been a subscriber to Texas Highways magazine; or

  (2) has purchased from the department a promotional item
described by Section 3(d) of this article.

  (b) Chapter 552, Government Code, does not apply to subscriber
or purchaser information described by Subsection (a) of this
section.

  (c) The Texas Transportation Commission by rule shall establish
policies relating to:

  (1) the release of subscriber or purchaser information;

  (2) the use by the department of subscriber and purchaser
information; and

  (3) the sale of a mailing list containing the names and
addresses of subscribers or purchasers.

  (d) The policies must:

  (1) include a method by which a subscriber or purchaser may
require the department to exclude information about the person
from a mailing list that is sold; and

  (2) provide that subscriber or purchaser information be
disclosed to an agency of this state or the United States only if
the agency certifies that the information is necessary for the
performance of the agency's duties.

  (e) The department is immune from civil or criminal liability
if the department commits an unintentional violation of this
section or a rule adopted under this section.

  (f) In this section, a reference to the department includes an
officer, employee, or agent of the department.

Sec. 4 added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 471, Sec. 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1997.

Acts 1959, 56th Leg., p. 431, ch. 193.  Amended by Acts 1963,
58th Leg., p. 370, ch. 137, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 23, 1963.

Art. 6144h.  Texas Distinguished Service Medal.

Sec. 1.  Creation.

  There is hereby created a medal to be known as the Texas
Distinguished Service Medal.

Sec. 2.  Purpose.

  The award of the Texas Distinguished Service Medal shall be
made in recognition of persons who reside in Texas and who have
achieved such conspicuous success while rendering outstanding
service to the State of Texas and its citizens as to reflect
great credit not only upon themselves, but upon their profession
and the State of Texas as a whole.

Sec. 3.  Awards Committee.

  (a) A committee to be known as the Texas Distinguished Service
Awards Committee shall be appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate to consider and approve or
reject, by majority vote, recommendations for the award of the
Texas Distinguished Service Medal.

  (b) The committee shall consist of six members appointed for
terms of six years.  The initial appointments to the committee
shall be made so that two members serve until January 31, 1971,
two members serve until January 31, 1973, and two members serve
until January 31, 1975.  Thereafter members shall serve terms of
six years.

  (c) The committee shall select one of its members to act as
chairman of the committee for a term of one year, or until his
successor is selected and has qualified.

  (d) Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by appointment
of the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, for
the remainder of the term.

  (e) Members of the committee shall serve without pay but shall
be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties.

  (f) No more than five persons shall be eligible to receive the
decoration in any one calendar year, except that in exceptional
circumstances, additional decorations may be awarded by the
Governor if authorized by concurrent resolution of the
Legislature of the State of Texas.

Sec. 4.  Award for Prior Service.

  Not more than 10 awards of the Texas Distinguished Service
Medal may be made for achievement attained or service rendered
prior to the effective date of this Act.

Sec. 5.  Recommendations.

  It shall be the privilege of any individual having personal
knowledge of an achievement or rendition of service believed to
merit the award of the decoration to submit a recommendation in
letter form to the committee giving an account of such
achievement or service, accompanied by such statements,
affidavits, records, photographs, or other material as may be
deemed requisite to support and amplify the stated facts.

Sec. 6.  Presentation.

  The presentation of the Texas Distinguished Service Medal to
the recipient shall be made by the Governor in an appropriate
ceremony.

Sec. 7.  Design and Manufacture.

  (a) The decoration shall display the state seal with the words
"Distinguished Service Medal" engraved in a circle thereon, and
shall be suspended from a bar of red, white, and blue.

  (b) The Governor shall approve the design and shall authorize
the casting of the medal in any manner he may deem proper.  The
cost of acquiring the medals shall be charged against funds
appropriated by the Legislature to the Governor's office.

Sec. 7(a) amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 300, Sec. 21, eff.
Aug. 30, 1993.

Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 282, ch. 111, emerg. eff. May 1, 1969.

Art. 6145-4.  Old Galveston Quarter.

Sec. 1.  Purpose of Act.

  The purpose of this Act is to implement the Texas
constitutional provisions by preserving and perpetuating as a
memorial to the history of Texas one of the most historically
significant areas of Texas, being that of Old Galveston.

Sec. 2.  Creation of Old Galveston Quarter; Boundaries.

  (a) There is hereby created in the City of Galveston a district
to be known as the Old Galveston Quarter, which shall be
comprised of all the territory contained within the boundaries
described as follows:

  BEGINNING 1/2  block South of the corner of Broadway and 12th
Street, West parallel to Broadway to a point 1/2  block South of
the corner of 19th and Broadway;

  THENCE North to a point 1/2  block North of Sealy;

  THENCE East to a point 1/2  block North of Sealy and 17th
Street;

  THENCE North to the corner of 17th Street and Market Street;

  THENCE East along Market Street to the corner of Market Street
and 15th Street;

  THENCE North along 15th Street to Avenue A;

  THENCE East along Avenue A to the corner of Avenue A and 12th
Street;

  THENCE South along 12th Street to the place of beginning.

  (b) Property contiguous to that described above may come within
said District upon petition of the property owners.

Sec. 3.  Old Galveston Quarter Commission; Members; Terms;
		Chairman and Officers.

  (a) The powers of the Old Galveston Quarter shall be exercised
by the Old Galveston Quarter Commission consisting of five
members all of whom shall be property owners within the Quarter. 
The Governor shall appoint the five members from a list of ten
property owners nominated by the membership of the Old Galveston
Quarter Property Owners Association at the annual meeting or a
special meeting called for this purpose, provided that all
resident property owners within the Quarters are entitled to vote
upon these nominations at the meeting.  The initial terms of the
first five members of the Commission shall be as follows:  the
Governor shall appoint two for a three year term; two for a two
year term; and one for a one year term.  Upon the expiration of
each of these terms, subsequent appointments shall be filled in a
similar manner for a term of three years.

  (b) As the term of any such Commissioner, or of any subsequent
Commissioner expires, his successor shall be appointed in like
manner.  Vacancies in the Commission shall be filled in the same
manner for the unexpired term.  Every Commissioner shall continue
in office after the expiration of his term until his successor is
duly appointed and has qualified.

  (c) The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman,
one as vice-chairman and another as treasurer; and the signed
authorization by two shall be necessary for operating
expenditures.  Members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation.  The records of the Commission shall set forth
every determination made by the Commission and the vote of every
member participating therein and the absence or failure to vote
of every other member.

Sec. 4.  Limitation on Issuance of Building Permit.

  No permit shall be issued by the City of Galveston for the
construction of any structure in the Old Galveston Quarter or the
reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any structure now or
hereafter in said Quarter, except in cases excluded by this Act,
unless the application for such permit shall bear a certificate
under Section 6 of this Act that no exterior architectural
feature is involved or shall be accompanied by a certificate of
appropriateness issued under this Act, or in the case of the
demolition of a structure, a certificate under this Act that
thirty (30) days or such lesser period as the Commission may have
determined has expired after receipt by the Commission of notice
of demolition.

Sec. 5.  Certificate of Nonapplicability of Statute.

  Except in cases excluded by Section 8 of this Act, every person
about to apply to the City of Galveston for a permit to construct
any structure in the Old Galveston Quarter or to reconstruct,
alter or demolish any structure now or hereafter in said Quarter
shall deposit with the secretary of the Commission his
application for such permit together with all plans and
specifications for the work involved.  Within fifteen (15) days
thereafter, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, the
Commission shall consider such application, plans and
specifications and determine whether any exterior architectural
feature is involved.  If the Commission determines that no
exterior architectural feature is involved, it shall cause its
secretary to endorse on the application forthwith a certificate
of such determination and return the application, plans and
specifications to the applicant.

Sec. 6.  Exterior Architectural or Advertising Features;
	Certificate of Appropriateness.

  (a) No person shall construct any exterior architectural or
advertising feature in the Old Galveston Quarter, or reconstruct
or alter any such feature now or hereafter in said Quarter, until
such person shall have filed with the Secretary of the Commission
an application for a certificate of appropriateness in such form
and with such plans, specifications and other material as the
Commission may from time to time prescribe and a certificate of
appropriateness shall have been issued as hereinafter provided in
this Section.

  (b) Within fifteen (15) days after the filing of an application
for a certificate of appropriateness, Saturdays, Sundays and
legal holidays excluded, the Commission shall determine the
estates deemed by it to be materially affected by such
application and, unless a public hearing on such application is
waived in writing by all persons entitled to notice thereof,
shall forthwith cause its secretary to give by mail, postage
prepaid, to the applicant, to the owners of all such estates as
they appear on the then most recent real estate tax list, and to
any person filing written request for notice of hearings, such
request to be renewed yearly in December, reasonable notice of a
public hearing before the Commission on such application.

  (c) As soon as conveniently may be after such public hearing or
the waiver thereof, but in all events within thirty (30) days,
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after the filing
of the application for the certificate of appropriateness, or
within such further time as the applicant may in writing allow,
the Commission shall determine whether the proposed construction,
reconstruction or alteration of the exterior architectural
feature involved will be appropriate to the preservation of the
Old Galveston Quarter for the purposes of this Act, and whether,
notwithstanding that it may be inappropriate, owing to conditions
especially affecting the structure involved, but not affecting
the Old Galveston Quarter generally, failure to issue a
certificate of appropriateness will involve a substantial
hardship to the applicant and such a certificate may be issued
without substantial detriment to the public welfare and without
substantial derogation from the intent and purposes of this Act. 
In passing upon appropriateness, the Commission shall consider,
in addition to any other pertinent factors, the historical and
architectural value and significance, architectural style,
general design, arrangement, texture, material and color of the
exterior architectural feature involved and the relationship
thereof to the exterior architectural features of other
structures in the immediate neighborhood.

  (d) If the Commission determines that the proposed
construction, reconstruction or alteration of the exterior
architectural feature involved will be appropriate, or, although
inappropriate, owing to conditions as aforesaid, failure to issue
a certificate of appropriateness will involve substantial
hardship to the applicant and issuance thereof may be made
without substantial detriment or derogation as aforesaid, or if
the Commission fails to make a determination within the time
hereinbefore prescribed, the secretary of the Commission shall
forthwith issue to the applicant a certificate of
appropriateness.  If the Commission determines that a certificate
of appropriateness should not issue, the Commission shall
forthwith spread upon its records the reasons for such
determination and may include recommendations respecting the
proposed construction, reconstruction or alteration.  Thereupon
the secretary of the Commission shall forthwith notify the
applicant of such determination, transmitting to him an attested
copy of the reasons and recommendations, if any, spread upon the
records of the Commission.

Sec. 7.  Notice of Demolition.

  No person shall demolish any exterior architectural feature now
or hereafter in the Old Galveston Quarter until he shall have
filed with the secretary of the Commission on such form as may be
from time to time prescribed by the Commission a written notice
of his intent to demolish such feature and a period of thirty
(30) days, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, or
such lesser period as the Commission, because the feature is not
historically or architecturally significant or otherwise worthy
of preservation, may in a particular case determine, shall have
expired following the filing of such notice of demolition.  Upon
the expiration of such period the secretary of the Commission
shall forthwith issue to the person filing the notice of
demolition a certificate of the expiration of such period.

Sec. 8.  Exclusions.

  Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the ordinary
maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature now
or hereafter in the Old Galveston Quarter; nor shall anything in
this Act be construed to prevent the construction,
reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any such feature
which the Commission shall certify is required by the public
safety because of an unsafe or dangerous condition; nor shall
anything in this Act be construed to prevent the construction,
reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any such feature
under a permit issued by the City of Galveston prior to the
effective date of this Act.

Sec. 9.  Appeals.

  Any applicant aggrieved by a determination of the Commission
may, within thirty (30) days after the making of such
determination, appeal to the District Court of Galveston County. 
The Court shall hear all pertinent evidence and shall annul the
determination of the Commission if it finds the reasons given by
the Commission to be unwarranted by the evidence or to be
insufficient in law to warrant the determination of the
Commission or make such other decree as justice and equity may
require.  The remedies provided by this Section shall be
exclusive; but the parties shall have all rights of appeal and
exception as in other equity cases.

Sec. 10.  Powers of the Commission.

  The Commission may regulate the types and location of business
as well as business hours within the Quarter where such
regulation does not conflict with any state law or city ordinance
and may sell or lease, for periods not to exceed twenty (20)
years, real or personal property for use within the Quarter which
it may acquire by purchase or gift; provided that the Commission
shall have no power of eminent domain.

Sec. 11.  Bonds.

  The Commission shall have no authority to issue bonds.

Sec. 12.  Action for Declaratory Judgment.

  The Commission may bring an action for a declaratory judgment
in any District Court in Galveston or Travis Counties, Texas, in
order to finally determine any question concerning this Statute.

Sec. 13.  Election; Petition; Returns.

  (a) The powers granted to the Old Galveston Quarter Commission
under this Act shall not take effect until an election has been
held within the boundaries of the proposed District, and its
creation has been approved by the majority of those voting in an
election.

  (b) A petition shall first be presented to the Commissioners
Court signed by a majority of the resident property owners within
the Quarter.

  (c) The Commissioners Court shall then order an election to be
held within the boundaries of the Old Galveston Quarter at which
election shall be submitted the following propositions and none
other:

  "FOR the Old Galveston Quarter."

  "AGAINST the Old Galveston Quarter."

  (d) A majority of those voting in the Special Election shall be
necessary to carry the proposition.  Only resident property
owners may vote at such an election.  All such elections shall be
conducted in the manner provided by the General Election Laws,
unless otherwise provided.  The Commissioners Court shall name
polling places within the Quarter and shall appoint the judges
and other necessary election officers.

  (e) Immediately after the election each presiding judge shall
make returns of the result as provided for in General Elections
for state and county officers, and return the ballot boxes to the
County Clerk, who shall keep same in a safe place and deliver
them together with all returns to the Commissioners Court at its
next regular or special session to canvass the vote.  If the
court finds that the proposition carried, it shall so declare the
result and enter the same in its minutes.

Acts 1962, 57th Leg., 3rd C.S., p. 81, ch. 30.  Amended by Acts
1963, 58th Leg., p. 1166, ch. 453, Secs. 1-5, eff. Aug. 23, 1963.

Art. 6145-5.  Preservation of Gethsemane Church and
			Carrington-Covert House.

  Sec. 1.  Authority and responsibility for the preservation, for
the purposes of this Act, of the structures known as the
Gethsemane Church and the Carrington-Covert House and their
adjoining grounds, located at Congress and 16th Street on Lots 5,
6, 7, and 8, Outlot 46, Division "E" of the original City of
Austin, County of Travis, Texas, and now owned by the State of
Texas, shall be vested in the State Historical Survey Committee. 
All authority and responsibility previously given to the State
Building Commission for the preservation of Gethsemane Church
shall be terminated.

  Sec. 2.  The Historical Survey Committee shall maintain the
Gethsemane Church, the Carrington-Covert House and their
adjoining grounds in a state of repair suitable for the purposes
provided in this Act.

  Sec. 3.  (a) The Historical Survey Committee shall maintain and
develop the Gethsemane Church, Carrington-Covert House and their
adjoining grounds for the purpose of beautification and cultural
enhancement of these properties as a significant Texas historical
site, consistent with development of the capitol complex.

  (b) The committee shall exercise its discretion in maintaining
and developing these properties in accordance with the purposes
of this Act.

  Sec. 4.  (a) The committee shall spend such money as the
Legislature may appropriate for the purposes expressed in this
Act.

  (b) The committee may accept gifts and donations to the
Gethsemane Church, the Carrington-Covert House and their
adjoining grounds and use the gifts and donations in accordance
with all conditions and instructions of the donor which are
consistent with this Act.

Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 303, ch. 136, eff. Aug. 30, 1965. 
Amended by Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2705, ch. 887, Sec. 1, emerg.
eff. June 21, 1969.

Art. 6145-11b.  Sesquicentennial Fund.

  Sec. 1.  Amounts received from the following sources shall be
deposited in a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as
the sesquicentennial fund and are appropriated for the purposes
contained herein:

  (1) licensing fees and royalties authorized by Paragraph (B),
Subdivision (8), Section 7, Chapter 84, Acts of the 66th
Legislature, 1979 (Article 6145-11, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes); and

  (2) proceeds from the sale of medallions designated by the
Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission as lone stars under
Article 6145-14a, Revised Statutes.

  Sec. 2.  After the expiration of Chapter 84, Acts of the 66th
Legislature, 1979 (Article 6145-11, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), the comptroller of public accounts shall collect
proceeds from royalties due under licenses granted by the Texas
1986 Sesquicentennial Commission.

  Sec. 3.  As amounts from licensing fees, royalties, and the
sale of medallions designated as lone stars by the Texas 1986
Sesquicentennial Commission are deposited in the fund:

  (1) the Comptroller shall allocate the amounts equally between
an account in the fund that may be used only by the Texas Tourist
Development Agency and an account in the fund that may be used
only by the Texas Commission on the Arts, until the account of
the Texas Commission on the Arts has received $1,261,244; and

  (2) after the account for the Texas Commission on the Arts has
received $1,261,244, the Comptroller shall allocate the amounts
only to the account of the Texas Tourist Development Agency until
that account has received $2,291,996; and

  (3) after the account for the Texas Tourist Development Agency
has received $2,291,996, the Comptroller shall allocate the
amounts equally among the account of the Texas Tourist
Development Agency, the account of the Texas Commission on the
Arts, and an account in the fund that may be used only by the
Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission, until the account of the
Texas Commission on the Arts has received a total of $7,095,846
from amounts allocated under this subsection and Subdivision (1)
of this section;

  (4) after the account for the Texas Commission on the Arts has
received a total of $7,095,846 from amounts allocated under
Subdivisions (1) and (3) of this section, the Comptroller shall
allocate the amounts equally between the accounts of the Texas
Tourist Development Agency and the Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial
Commission until the account of the Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial
Commission has received a total of $10,000,000 from amounts
allocated under this subdivision and Subdivision (3) of this
section or until January 31, 1987, whichever shall first occur.

  (5) after the Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission has
received a total of $10,000,000 from the amounts allocated under
Subdivisions (3) and (4) of this section, the Comptroller shall
allocate the amounts only to the account of the Texas Tourist
Development Agency until the account of the Texas Tourist
Development Agency has received a total of $15,145,604; and

  (6) after the Texas Tourist Development Agency has received a
total of $15,145,604 from amounts allocated under this section,
the Comptroller shall allocate the amounts only to the account of
the State Preservation Board.

  Sec. 4.  (a) Money in the fund allocated to the Texas Tourist
Development Agency under Subdivisions (1) and (2) of Section 3 of
this article shall be used to publish an official tour guide of
the sesquicentennial or for promotional activities for the Texas
1986 Sesquicentennial Commission.

  (b) Money in the fund allocated to the Texas Tourist
Development Agency under Subdivisions (3), (4), and (5) of
Section 3 of this article shall be used to advertise and promote
the sesquicentennial both in and out of the state and for other
activities as provided by law.

  (c) Money in the fund allocated to the Texas Commission on the
Arts under Section 3 of this article shall be used for funding
and supporting sesquicentennial projects and programs and to
perform any of the functions of the commission.

  (d) Not less than one-half the money in the fund allocated to
the Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission shall be distributed
to local official sesquicentennial committees sanctioned by the
commission according to procedures adopted by the commission.

  (e) Money in the fund allocated to the Texas 1986
Sesquicentennial Commission that is not distributed to local
official sesquicentennial committees under Subsection (d) of this
section or used to reimburse the comptroller of public accounts
for audit services provided under Section 5 of this article shall
be used to advertise and promote the sesquicentennial both in and
out of state through interagency contracts with the Texas Tourist
Development Agency.

  Sec. 5.  The comptroller of public accounts may audit any
official sesquicentennial licensee or product manufacturer.  At
the request of the Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission, the
comptroller of public accounts shall perform the audit and
collect any money due.  At the request of the comptroller of
public accounts, the attorney general shall sue as necessary to
collect the amounts due to the state and uncollected.  The
comptroller of public accounts shall be reimbursed for services
provided under this section from money provided for that purpose
under Subsection (e) of Section 4 of this article.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 26,
1985.  Sec. 5 amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 26,
Sec. 1, eff. Dec. 4, 1986; Sec. 3 amended by Acts 1997, 75th
Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 21.59, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Art. 6145-13.  Preservation of view of State Capitol.

Sec. 1.  Definitions.

  In this Act:

  (1) "Texas Plane Coordinate" means the Central Zone of the
Texas State Coordinate Systems as defined by the U.S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey, dated 1945 and revised in March, 1978.

  (2) "Capitol dome" means the part of the State Capitol located
more than 653 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818555.07, Y-230595.65, being the center of the dome.

  (3) "Person" includes an individual, an organization, a
business entity, or a governmental entity.

  (4) "Capitol view corridors" mean and include:

  (A) The South Mall of the University of Texas Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 594 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818794.86, Y-234376.98, and
extends along a bearing of S 2 7 0.0 W for a distance of 3790.248
feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol Dome,
this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818654.87,
Y-230589.32; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 594 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818628.71,
Y-234341.64, and extends along a bearing of S 2 39 17.7 W for a
distance of 3748.053 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818455.09, Y-230597.61.

  (B) The Waterloo Park Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 496 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820189.70, Y-230799.91, and
extends along a bearing of S 86 21 3.1 W for a distance of
1650.373 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818542.67, Y-230694.87; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 480 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820300.13,
Y-229756.25, and extends along a bearing of N 67 16 4.1 W for a
distance of 1939.019 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818511.73, Y-230505.53.

  (C) The Wooldridge Park Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 515 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2816727.54, Y-229659.96, and
extends along a bearing of N 60 5 58.0 E for a distance of
2055.569 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818509.50, Y-230684.66; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 536 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2816925.57,
Y-229291.91, and extends along a bearing of N 54 4 50.4 E for a
distance of 2089.263 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818617.55, Y-230517.56.

  (D) The French Legation Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 539 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821177.01, Y-227894.81, and
extends along a bearing of N 42 37 44.3 W for a distance of
3765.605 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818626.83, Y-230665.30; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 539 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821144.99,
Y-227833.18, and extends along a bearing of N 44 39 68.5 W for a
distance of 3787.992 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818482.12, Y-230527.25.

  (E) The Lamar Bridge Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 460 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2813589.52, Y-227457.92, and
extends along a bearing of N 56 44 9.5 E for a distance of
5874.699 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818596.90, Y-230686.48; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 460 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2813419.55,
Y-226934.03, and extends along a bearing of N 55 25 10.4 E for a
distance of 6308.017 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818613.13, Y-230514.22.

  (F) The South Congress at East Live Oak Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 574 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2814945.42, Y-218622.48, and
extends along a bearing of N 16 19 7.6 E for a distance of
12505.861 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818459.33, Y-230624.51; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 574 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2815051.19,
Y-218649.13, and extends along a bearing of N 16 48 23.4 E for a
distance of 12450.162 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818651.03, Y-230567.50.

  (G) The Mopac Bridge Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 498 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2808292.26, Y-229412.05, and
extends along a bearing of N 83 58 33.0 E for a distance of
10331.327 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818566.53, Y-230496.30; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 485 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2808930.31,
Y-230333.64, and extends along a bearing of N 87 50 44.3 E for a
distance of 9628.852 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818552.35, Y-230695.61.

  (H) The South Lamar at La Casa Drive Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 656 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2806422.18, Y-219725.23, and
extends along a bearing of N 47 47 22.8 E for a distance of
16290.678 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818488.35, Y-230670.13; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 656 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2806443.28,
Y-219708.55, and extends along a bearing of N 48 24 0.0 E for a
distance of 16286.017 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818621.93, Y-230521.28.

  (I) The Barton Creek Pedestrian Bridge Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 445 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2811033.87, Y-227139.69, and
extends along a bearing of N 64 37 45.5 E for a distance of
8277.813 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818513.32, Y-230686.51; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 460 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2812177.38,
Y-227545.58, and extends along a bearing of N 65 15 5.2 E for a
distance of 7070.209 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818598.22, Y-230505.43.

  (J) The Pleasant Valley Road at Lakeshore Drive Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 450 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2826332.31, Y-219396.73, and
extends along a bearing of N 34 21 30.0 W for a distance of
13634.929 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818637.21, Y-230652.69; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 450 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2826129.04,
Y-218986.86, and extends along a bearing of N 33 32 6.6 W for a
distance of 13861.422 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818471.32, Y-230541.00.

  (K) The East Eleventh Street Threshold Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 517 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821382.21, Y-228956.12, and
extends along a bearing of N 61 38 31.4 W for a distance of
3269.672 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818504.91, Y-230509.14; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 517 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821418.78,
Y-228980.65, and extends along a bearing of N 58 60 12.7 W for a
distance of 3289.227 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818604.20, Y-230682.75.

  (L) The North-Bound Lanes of Interstate Highway 35 Between the
Municipal Police and Courts Building and West Tenth Street
Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 501 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820624.99, Y-227858.68, and
extends along a bearing of N 38 46 6.5 W for a distance of
3433.34 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818475.11, Y-230535.59; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 491 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820883.74,
Y-228742.33, and extends along a bearing of N 49 33 37.2 W for a
distance of 2977.840 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point begin located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818617.34, Y-230673.89.

  (M) The South-Bound Lanes of the Upper Deck of Interstate
Highway 35 Between Concordia College and the Martin Luther King
Boulevard Overpass Corridor, which encompasses all of the area
between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 648 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2822432.77, Y-233117.96, and
extends along a bearing of S 55 43 8.2 W for a distance of
4627.079 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818609.48, Y-230511.74; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 618 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823639.09,
Y-235471.26, and extends along a bearing of S 47 0 43.0 W for a
distance of 7045.415 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818485.40, Y-230667.38.

  (N) The North-Bound Lanes of Interstate Highway 35 Between
Waller Creek Plaza and the Municipal Police and Court Building
Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 498 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820389.72, Y-226977.21, and
extends along a bearing of N 28 17 53.1 W for a distance of
4058.419 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818465.79, Y-230550.62; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 498 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820450.80,
Y-227277.98, and extends along a bearing of N 28 14 42.1 W for a
distance of 3823.132 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818641.53, Y-230645.90.

  (O) The North-Bound Lanes of Interstate Highway 35 Between
Third Street and the Waller Creek Plaza Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 482 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820010.77, Y-225710.94, and
extends along a bearing of N 17 43 6.5 W for a distance of
5098.378 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818459.13, Y-230567.46; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 495 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820205.46,
Y-226432.65, and extends along a bearing of N 20 20 46.9 W for a
distance of 4479.853 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818647.84, Y-230632.99.

  (P) The East Seventh Street Bridge Over the Texas-New Orleans
Railroad Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two
lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 476 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2829646.58, Y-224957.77, and
extends along a bearing of N 62 35 42.1 W for a distance of
12442.553 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818600.39, Y-230684.79; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 476 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2829633.60,
Y-224932.05, and extends along a bearing of N 63 23 0.0 W for a
distance of 12442.674 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818509.56, Y-230506.61.

  (Q) The Longhorn Shores Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 435 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823252.67, Y-220131.43, and
extends along a bearing of N 23 40 36.4 W for a distance of
11470.713 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818646.30, Y-230636.60; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 435 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2822788.44,
Y-220147.97, and extends along a bearing of N 22 33 57.2 W for a
distance of 11273.211 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818462.39, Y-230558.09.

  (R) The Zilker Clubhouse Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 561 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2807259.05, Y-230056.68, and
extends along a bearing of N 86 45 42.0 E for a distance of
11309.321 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818550.31, Y-230695.53; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 561 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2807248.18,
Y-229969.74, and extends along a bearing of N 87 20 15.0 E for a
distance of 11324.650 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818560.60, Y-230495.80.

  (S) The Red Bud Trail Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 684 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2801662.96, Y-236155.75, and
extends along a bearing of S 72 6 10.9 E for a distance of
17783.936 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818586.34, Y-230690.63; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 684 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2801887.25,
Y-236038.78, and extends along a bearing of S 71 35 16.8 E for a
distance of 17534.371 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818524.03, Y-230500.59.

  (T) The Enfield Road Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 534 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2814317.00, Y-232540.28, and
extends along a bearing of S 64 7 24.8 E for a distance of
4664.000 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818513.37, Y-230504.76; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 534 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2814166.24,
Y-232616.36, and extends along a bearing of S 66 27 47.8 E for a
distance of 4832.718 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818596.90, Y-230686.48.

  (U) The Capital of Texas Highway Corridor, which encompasses
all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 850 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2793153.22, Y-246055.75, and
extends along a bearing of S 58 62 1.6 E for a distance of
29736.832 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818607.06, Y-230681.07; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 850 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2792663.44,
Y-245928.13, and extends along a bearing of S 59 10 35.3 E for a
distance of 30091.057 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818504.12, Y-230509.60.

  (V) The 38th Street at Red River Corridor, which encompasses
all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 609 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823695.84, Y-238333.37, and
extends along a bearing of S 34 12 57.2 W for a distance of
9290.302 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818471.78, Y-230650.98; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 609 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823785.05,
Y-238418.94, and extends along a bearing of S 33 9 15.9 W for a
distance of 9410.983 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818638.21, Y-230540.07.

  (W) The Robert Mueller Airport Corridor, which encompasses all
of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 603 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2831475.74, Y-237087.29, and
extends along a bearing of S 62 55 39.9 W for a distance of
14460.117 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818599.97, Y-230506.29; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 603 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2831203.80,
Y-237067.65, and extends along a bearing of S 63 18 20.5 W for a
distance of 14208.702 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818509.52, Y-230684.67.

  (X) The Martin Luther King Boulevard at IH-35 Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 570 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821823.12, Y-232059.98, and
extends along a bearing of S 64 15 51.7 W for a distance of
3582.510 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818595.97, Y-230504.39; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 570 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821665.89,
Y-232039.68, and extends along a bearing of S 66 46 10.3 W for a
distance of 3431.091 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818512.97, Y-230686.35.

  (Y) The Oakwood Cemetery Corridor, which encompasses all of the
area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 662 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823518.05, Y-231483.66, and
extends along a bearing of S 78 43 9.6 W for a distance of
5042.788 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818572.69, Y-230497.21; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 662 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2823496.42,
Y-231576.82, and extends along a bearing of S 79 54 22.8 W for a
distance of 5038.813 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818535.60, Y-230693.73.

  (Z) The East 12th Street at IH-35 Corridor, which encompasses
all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 525 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821503.64, Y-229689.85, and
extends along a bearing of N 74 46 47.6 W for a distance of
3086.184 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818525.71, Y-230500.05; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 523 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821304.47,
Y-229769.21, and extends along a bearing of N 71 16 29.8 W for a
distance of 2872.654 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818583.86, Y-230691.41.

  (AA) The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library Corridor, which
encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 596 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821830.47, Y-234589.86, and
extends along a bearing of S 40 20 57.3 W for a distance of
5162.945 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818477.75, Y-230659.06; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 596 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821938.69,
Y-233990.42, and extends along a bearing of S 43 38 37.1 W for a
distance of 4790.234 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818625.90, Y-230525.05.

  (BB) The North Congress Avenue at Martin Luther King Boulevard
Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 531 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2819238.03, Y-232793.53, and
extends along a bearing of N 14 46 25.5 E for a distance of
2303.720 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818650.57, Y-230565.97; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 531 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2819171.57,
Y-232814.96, and extends along a bearing of N 16 0 38.0 E for a
distance of 2305.521 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818458.72, Y-230622.41.

  (CC) The Field Level of the Memorial Stadium Practice Center
Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 550 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820995.40, Y-233291.51, and
extends along a bearing of N 40 34 35.4 E for a distance of
3637.696 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818629.21, Y-230528.54; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 550 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820805.43,
Y-233307.74, and extends along a bearing of N 41 18 34.5 E for a
distance of 3525.556 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818478.12, Y-230659.50.

  (DD) The Entrance Terrace to the University of Texas Swim
Center Corridor, which encompasses all of the area between two
lines:

  (i) one of which begins at an elevation of 540 feet above sea
level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2821029.40, Y-232523.71, and
extends along a bearing of N 50 14 50.5 E for a distance of
3138.424 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of the Capitol
Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane Coordinate
X-2818616.54, Y-230516.77; and

  (ii) the second of which begins at an elevation of 540 feet
above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2820873.01,
Y-232433.33, and extends along a bearing of N 53 31 42.3 E for a
distance of 2959.714 feet to a point 100 feet from the center of
the Capitol Dome, this point being located at Texas Plane
Coordinate X-2818492.95, Y-230674.01.

Sec. 2.  Construction Above Certain Height Prohibited.

  The legislature finds that protecting the view of the State
Capitol is a matter of interest and importance to all the people
of Texas; and that from and after the effective date of this Act,
a person may not undertake the construction in a capitol view
corridor of any structure that would exceed the maximum
permissible height calculated in accordance with the following
formula:
(1)
  tangent of  theta  =
  a
  =
  a'
  
  __         __                            
b
b'

tangent of  theta  X b' = a'
a' - e = h
(2)
where:  VP = viewpoint
 theta  = viewing angle between level at the viewpoint and
the Capitol dome
S = structure
a = 653' - VP elevation
b = distance between VP and Capitol dome
e = S elevation - VP elevation
a' = VP elevation to sightline to Capitol dome at S
b' = distance, VP to S
h = maximum permissible height of S.

Sec. 3.  Injunction.

  Any person may file an action in a court of competent
jurisdiction to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of
Section 2 of this Act.  The court may grant appropriate relief.

Sec. 4.  Application.

  Section 2 of this Act does not apply to any construction for
which plans are prepared and a building permit has been issued
before the effective date of amendments to this Act passed by the
Regular Session of the 69th Legislature.  Section 2 of this Act
does not apply to any construction for which no building permit
is required and for which plans are prepared and ground is broken
before the effective date of the 1985 amendments to this Act.

Sec. 5.  Local Ordinances.

  The governing body of any city, including a home-rule city,
affected by the provisions of this Act may grant transferable
construction rights or adopt other measures that are reasonable
to mitigate the impact of this Act in an affected view corridor,
on application by affected property owners, prior to December 31,
1985.  After December 31, 1985, the governing body may not grant
additional transferable construction rights, and all applicable
local ordinances relating to the grant of transferable
construction rights or other measures mitigating the impact of
this Act expire effective January 1, 1986.  Any such construction
right shall expire and forever terminate unless exercised within
36 calendar months from the date the local governing body last
approves the transfer of the construction right.  In any event,
any such ordinance having as its subject matter transferable
construction rights or measures to mitigate the impact of this
Act must be consistent with the requirements of the city's zoning
ordinance and land use plan.

Sec. 6.  Conflict with Local Requirements.

  If any requirement of this Act conflicts with a requirement
enacted by a municipality, the more strict requirement shall
prevail.

Sec. 7.  Application to Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

  This Act does not apply to the construction, renovation, or
equipment of the structure known as Darrell K Royal-Texas
Memorial Stadium and improvements related to that structure. 
However, the height of the structure or a related improvement may
not exceed 666 feet above sea level.

Sec. 8.  Application to East 11th and 12th Streets Redevelopment
		Program.

  This Act does not apply to the construction, redevelopment, and
improvement of 11th Street pursuant to the East 11th and 12th
Streets Redevelopment Program.  However, the height of any
improvements may not exceed 600 feet above sea level.

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 273, ch. 50, eff. May 3, 1983.  Amended
by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 130, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 1985. 
Sec. 7 added by Acts 1997, 74th Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Aug.
31, 1997; Sec. 8 added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 815, Sec. 1,
eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Art. 6145-14a.  Lone star medallions.

  (a) The Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission shall designate
a one ounce silver lone star medallion and one, one-half,
one-fourth, and one-tenth ounce gold lone star medallions as
official commemorative medallions of the sesquicentennial.

  (b) The board shall contract for the production, marketing, and
distribution of the medallions.

  (c) The board shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of
medallions to the credit of the sesquicentennial fund.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 651, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 26,
1985.

Art. 6145-15.  El Paso Quadricentennial Commission.

Text of article effective until December 31, 1998

Sec. 1.  Definition.

  In this Act, "commission" means the El Paso Quadricentennial
Commission.

Sec. 2.  Commission Created; Composition.

  (a) The El Paso Quadricentennial Commission is created.

  (b) The commission is composed of nine members appointed by the
governor as follows:

  (1) each of the two state senators who represent El Paso in the
legislature shall submit a list of nominees to the governor and
the governor shall appoint two members from each list; and

  (2) each of the state representatives who represent El Paso in
the legislature shall submit a list of nominees to the governor
and the governor shall appoint one member from each list.

  (c) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard
to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national
origin of the appointee.

  (d) A person required to submit a list of nominees to the
governor under Subsection (b) shall submit the list not later
than September 1, 1995.  The governor shall appoint nine
commission members from the nominee lists not later than December
1, 1995.

  (e) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.

Sec. 3.  Presiding Officer; Meetings.

  (a) The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as
presiding officer.  The presiding officer is entitled to vote on
all matters before the commission.

  (b) The commission shall meet monthly at the call of the
presiding officer.

Sec. 4.  Powers and Duties of Commission.

  (a) The commission shall plan a celebration and festival
commemorating the quadricentennial of the first Thanksgiving,
celebrated on the banks of the Rio Grande on April 30, 1598, by
colonists led by Don Juan de Onate.

  (b) The commission may exercise powers necessary to plan and
hold the quadricentennial celebration, including:

  (1) contracting with other entities for goods or services; and

  (2) soliciting, accepting, and using gifts and grants for the
purpose of performing its functions under this Act.

  (c) No public money other than gifts and grants to the
commission may be used by the commission in performing its
functions under this Act.

Sec. 5.  Final Report.

  (a) As soon after April 30, 1998, as the commission determines
that it has completed its work and has satisfied its financial
obligations, but not later than December 31, 1998, the commission
shall file with the secretary of state a final report verified by
a certified public accountant that shows:

  (1) the total amount of contributions received by the
commission during the commission's existence;

  (2) the total amount of expenditures made by the commission;
and

  (3) the total amount of money remaining in the commission's
possession.

  (b) On the date on which the commission files its final report
with the secretary of state, the commission shall deliver to the
comptroller all unexpended and unobligated money that the
commission possesses.  The comptroller shall deposit the money in
the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

Sec. 6.  Expiration.

  This Act expires and the commission is abolished effective
December 31, 1998.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 809, eff. June 16, 1995.  Sec. 5(b)
amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 21.60, eff. Sept.
1, 1997