{"id":2601828,"date":"2026-05-12T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T20:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-introduces-legislation-to-rename-us-route-287-after-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:00:18","slug":"cornyn-introduces-legislation-to-rename-us-route-287-after-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornyn-introduces-legislation-to-rename-us-route-287-after-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornyn introduces legislation to rename US Route 287 after Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcornyn-introduces-legislation-to-rename-us-route-287-after-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen.John Cornyn introduced a bill to rename U.S. Route 287-an approximately 1,791-mile highway spanning six states-as \u201cInterstate 47\u201d to honor President Donald Trump. Cornyn says upgrading the road would save significant <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >travel costs<\/a> adn could boost Texas\u2019s economy, generating billions in GDP and creating tens of thousands of jobs over the coming decades. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">proposal<\/a> is being promoted amid a closely contested Texas GOP primary runoff between Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,with Trump having suggested he may issue an endorsement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) introduced legislation to rename U.S. Route 287 after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president-donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17568\">Donald Trump<\/a>, as he vies for his endorsement before <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\">Texas<\/a> voters go to the polls on May 26.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn\u2019s legislation would rename the 1,791-mile highway to \u201cInterstate 47\u201d in honor of Trump, the 45th and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-up-a-golfball-says-hell-be-47th-president-of-the-united-states\/\" title=\"... Tees Up A Golfball, Says He\u2019ll Be \u201947th\u2019 President Of The ...\">47th president<\/a> of the United States.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4564944\/south-carolina-legislature-advance-redistricting-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina legislature advances redistricting proposal after Trump encouragement<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4564905\/alabama-special-election-congressional-map\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Alabama sets special election after Supreme Court allows 2023 congressional map<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4564734\/anna-paulina-luna-mulls-bid-next-rnc-chair\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anna Paulina Luna mulls bid to be next RNC chair<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cMy bill will upgrade one of our nation\u2019s longest highways to a future interstate and save more than $5 BILLION in travel costs, all while honoring the most effective and influential president of our lifetime,\u201d Cornyn <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JohnCornyn\/status\/2054230531940700614?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cTexas is Trump Country &#038; this bill cements @POTUS\u2019 legacy by designating nearly 1,800 miles of open road to forever be known as the Trump Interstate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>U.S. Highway 287 runs through six states: Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. According to a 2025 Texas Department of Transportation report, upgrading the road in Texas to an interstate could generate $11.6 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-official-trump-crushes-record-for-largest-gdp-increase-in-us-history-3rd-quarter-gdp-up-33-1\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S OFFICIAL: ... Crushes Record for Largest GDP Increase in US History -- 3rd Quarter GDP Up 33.1%\">gross domestic product<\/a> and create over 46,000 jobs by 2050.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4564873\/anna-paulina-luna-calls-out-thune-pesticide-provision\/\">ANNA PAULINA LUNA CALLS OUT THUNE OVER PESTICIDE WARNING IN FARM BILL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cornyn\u2019s legislation comes as the four-term senator is locked in a tight GOP primary contest against Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\">Ken Paxton<\/a>. Trump has stayed out of the race to date, but has hinted that an endorsement is coming.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn won 42% of the vote to Paxton\u2019s 40.5% in the March primary. Since neither candidate got more than 50%, the contest went to a runoff as required by Texas law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornyn backs renaming U.S. 287 as \u201cInterstate 47\u201d for Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2601829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-hrh6trbhc-1778617385052-e1778618188509.jpg?1778603073&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,45064,4762,4642,79548],"class_list":["post-2601828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-john-cornyn","tag-legislation","tag-renaming","tag-us-route-287"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-hrh6trbhc-1778617385052-e1778618188509.jpg?1778603073&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601832,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601828\/revisions\/2601832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}