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I-35 stretch would become President Donald Trump Highway under Texas bill
San Antonio Express News ^ | 03/21/2025 | By Annasofia Scheve, Staff writer

Posted on 03/21/2025 12:33:34 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

'Texas needs to lead in naming a major interstate ... after the greatest president of our time'

If one Texas lawmaker gets her way, a section of I-35 in Central Texas will soon be named after President Donald Trump.

State Rep. Joanne Shofner, R-Nacogdoches, filed a bill March 14 that would name the portion of I-35 running through Travis County as President Donald J. Trump Highway. If enacted, it would go into effect Sept. 1. The stretch would remain part of I-35, despite a new name for the county's portion of it.

"The proposed designation honors the 45th and now 47th president of the United States for his 'big, beautiful impact' on the nation and the state of Texas," Shofner said in a news release, referencing Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

Signs marking the new designation would be put up by the Texas Department of Transportation "at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites," the bill says.

"Texas needs to lead in naming a major interstate, traversing through the greatest capitol of a former republic, after the greatest president of our time," Shofner said.

The East Texas Republican also made headlines recently for a bill that would mandate drinking water to be tested for mifepristone, a drug used to induce abortions, and estrogen.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: donaldtrumphighway; i35; texas
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Will this cross over Martin Luther King Blvd?

That's Racist!

1 posted on 03/21/2025 12:33:34 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

In Austin? Good luck with that.


2 posted on 03/21/2025 12:34:34 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: Responsibility2nd

I can think of no better city to name this highway after Donald Trump than Austin, Texas.


3 posted on 03/21/2025 12:34:43 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Interesting idea but it took TX 30 years to close the border and start sending people back.


4 posted on 03/21/2025 12:35:47 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Responsibility2nd; djstex; Rusty0604; texas booster; luvie

Woo hoo!

God Bless Texas!!

Trigger all of the Austin (and, SanAnt) libs! 😂


5 posted on 03/21/2025 12:38:33 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Jane Long; All; TheMom; laurenmarlowe; El Gato; RebelTex; smokingfrog; wolfcreek; stevie_d_64; ...

LOVE it!!!

6 posted on 03/21/2025 12:49:39 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I lived in Austin in the 90’s. I-35 between Austin and San Antonio is brutally fast and busy


7 posted on 03/21/2025 12:54:44 PM PDT by albie (U)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Uh, no. No government building, ship, road, etc. should be named after a living person. We are a republic, not a monarchy.

But if someone wanted to start sketching out a future addition to Mt. Rushmore, I wouldn’t be against that.


8 posted on 03/21/2025 12:55:44 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Numbers are better.


9 posted on 03/21/2025 1:00:31 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Leaning Right

TX has toll roads named after GHW Bush and were before he died.


10 posted on 03/21/2025 1:00:54 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: luvie

Me, too! ❤️


11 posted on 03/21/2025 1:02:15 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Cringe


12 posted on 03/21/2025 1:15:13 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Traffic should be a lot better since all the hardcore dems would never drive on it.


13 posted on 03/21/2025 1:21:50 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: stanne
In Austin? Good luck with that.

There's a very good reason for selecting that county. :)

14 posted on 03/21/2025 1:22:20 PM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
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To: Zathras

That statement is incorrect.


15 posted on 03/21/2025 1:25:13 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Nobody elected Elon Musk? Well nobody elected the Deep State either.)
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To: Zathras

Good! We must Honor Trump while we still have him. The day will come when many will see his greatness. I predict that when he leaves office—people will carve his face on mountains, towns will change their name to Trump, and upon his death, his face will be placed on the new five dollar coin. And, a powerful battleship-carrier will be named for him, launched by Melania herself. His Tomb and library in Mir-a-lago will be a much visited tourist site. In the years to come Senator Baron Trump will run for office and win the presidency.


16 posted on 03/21/2025 1:25:18 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell, War IS a Crime.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Love it, right through Austin.


17 posted on 03/21/2025 1:26:56 PM PDT by BigFreakinToad (All she is, is cackles in the wind.)
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To: stanne

Vandals will pour rainbow paint all over it every chance they get. It would require a lot of high-resolution cameras.


18 posted on 03/21/2025 1:29:03 PM PDT by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

If Donald Trump is successful in saving this nation, there should be lots more to honor him than just renaming highways.


19 posted on 03/21/2025 1:31:14 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: stanne

It should go all way to the border. Laredo!


20 posted on 03/21/2025 1:31:38 PM PDT by ADSUM ( )
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