Portion of Hwy 6 could be renamed for fallen Navasota officer
TEXAS (FOX 44) – Fallen Navasota officer Sgt. Mark Allen Butler could see a portion of a highway named in his honor.
A new bill filed in the Texas Legislature would designate a portion of State Highway 6 in the Brazos and Grimes counties as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway. House Bill 3510, authored by Rep. Trey Wharton (R-District 12), proposes renaming the highway stretch between the southern municipal limits of College Station and the northern municipal limits of Navasota. This designation would be in addition to any existing highway names.
If this is passed, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) would be required to design and install markers at both ends of the designated section and at intermediate locations along the route. The bill references Section 225.021(c) of the Texas Transportation Code, which outlines state highway naming procedures. The legislation is part of the 89th Texas Legislature's regular session. The bill would take effect on September 1 if it is approved.
Sgt. Mark Allen Butler was a member of the Navasota Police Department who died in the line of duty on January 15 while protecting others on Highway 6. He was involved in a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver who ran from a bank while cashing a fraudulent check.
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