{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-504.313","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 504.313","heading":"DESERT SHIELD OR DESERT STORM VETERANS.","body":"(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served in the United States armed forces:\n(1) during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on November 30, 1995, and who received the National Defense Service Medal; or\n(2) in a combat zone in support of Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm during the period beginning on August 2, 1990, and ending on November 30, 1995, and who received the Southwest Asia Service Medal.\n(b) License plates issued under this section must include the words \"Desert Shield/Storm/Provide Comfort\" and bear a depiction of the appropriate medal.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (H.B. 191), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 1273), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 504. LICENSE PLATES","SUBCHAPTER D. SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR THE MILITARY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.504.htm#504.313","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"48a82fbddbc41f0b9f7c28e6c546b3fa0df12a86b5a87b6d8c0454f37bffec99","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-504.312","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-504.3135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}