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Published 05:35 a.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A bill to name a bridge over Oklahoma's Red River border with Texas after former President George W. Bush is heading to the governor's desk.
The Oklahoma House on Monday gave final approval to the bill that renames the southbound Interstate 44 bridge in Cotton County in southwest Oklahoma after the 43rd U.S. president. The House approved the bill on a 66-25 vote. It previously passed the Senate 40-5.
The measure also directs the Department of Transportation to create signs to be placed on the highway.
Freshman Sen. David Holt, who worked for two years in the White House Office of Legislative Affairs under Bush, called the measure a "fitting tribute."
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Tue, April 26, 2011
by John Cox