(a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 195 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1502 is designated as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.
(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and
(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.