Committee OKs designation of Henderson County highway in memory of deputies
Committee OKs designation of Henderson County highway in memory of deputies
By Jeff Awtrey | April 14, 2021 at 3:56 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 3:56 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - A Texas House committee has approved the designation of a Henderson County highway in memory of two deputies killed in action.
The Texas House Committee on Transportation voted unanimously for House Bill 1321, authored by Keith Bell (R-Forney).
The bill designates a portion of State Highway 198 as “The Deputy Sheriff Tony Ogburn and Deputy Sheriff Paul Habelt Memorial Highway.” Ogburn and Habelt were killed in the line of duty in 2008.