89R11859 GP-D     By: Richardson H.B. No. 3974       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas   Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road   conditions.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 201.813 to read as follows:          Sec. 201.813.  TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE HOTLINE TO REPORT   DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS.  (a)  The department shall establish and   maintain a toll-free telephone service line that enables a person   to report dangerous road conditions on a road in the state highway   system.          (b)  The department may contract with any person for the   management and operation of the toll-free telephone hotline   established under this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.