By Rich Flowers
rflowers@athensreview.com
May 13, 2021
6 hrs ago
A bill re-naming a portion of State Highway 198 in Henderson County in honor of two deputies shot down in the line of duty in 2007 passed the Texas House of Representatives on Saturday,
HB 1327 designates a portion of State Highway 198 at the Deputy Sheriff Tony Ogburn and Deputy Sheriff Paul Habelt Memorial Highway. The bill, authored by District 4 State Representative Keith Bell, passed 139 to 0, with two members present, but not voting.
The designated portion of State Highway 198 lies in Henderson County, between its intersection with the Kaufman County line and its intersection with State Highway 31. The bill authorizes markers indicating the designation and any other appropriate information.