Tex. Gov't Code § 2166.5011 · Subchapter K. MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS, AND HISTORIC SITES
REMOVAL, RELOCATION, OR ALTERATION OF A MONUMENT OR MEMORIAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "monument or memorial" means a permanent monument, memorial, or other designation, including a statue, portrait, plaque, seal, symbol, building name, or street name, that:
(1) is located on state property; and
(2) honors a citizen of this state for military or war-related service.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a monument or memorial may be removed, relocated, or altered only:
(1) by the legislature;
(2) by the Texas Historical Commission;
(3) by the State Preservation Board; or
(4) as provided by Subsection (c).
(c) A monument or memorial may be removed, relocated, or altered in a manner otherwise provided by this code as necessary to accommodate construction, repair, or improvements to the monument or memorial or to the surrounding state property on which the monument or memorial is located. Any monument or memorial that is permanently removed under this subsection must be relocated to a prominent location.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 377, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2166.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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