TEXAS — A bill to rename part of Interstate 35 in Travis County after President Donald Trump was filed Friday by Republican Rep. Joanne Shofner of Nacogdoches.

House Bill 5503 would create markers to show the highway’s designation, placing them at each end and other spots along “President Donald J. Trump Highway.”

The bill, if enacted, would take effect on Sept. 1.

Endorsed by Trump for Texas House District 11, Shofner began her term on Jan. 14, 2025. 

The bill’s high number (5000s) makes its consideration and passage unlikely, and with only one sponsor, Shofner herself, it lacks widespread support.

Spanning 1,568 miles, I-35 is the nation’s ninth longest highway. I-35, a significant north-south route, runs from Laredo, Texas, up to Duluth, Minnesota.

The full bill can be found below: