About 50 community members gathered Saturday to unveil two new signs, each brown with white lettering: CHARLIE KIRK MEMORIAL PARKWAY. The signs will mark a two-mile stretch of Williamson Road, just south of Granbury, following a proclamation<\/a> last month by Hood County commissioners.<\/p>\n \u201cI am honored to have a piece of Charlie in Granbury and in Texas,\u201d said Ashley Lewis, a 32-year-old firefighter and emergency medical technician. \u201cWe can feel proud every time we drive down this street.\u201d<\/p>\n Breaking News<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n Kirk was shot and killed in September<\/a> while speaking at a university in Utah. The 31-year-old staunch ally of President Donald Trump<\/a> founded Turning Point USA as a teenager and was lauded for helping organize and galvanize young Republicans.<\/p>\n Since his assassination, Kirk has become a powerful symbol and rallying cry among conservatives. Trump issued a National Day of Remembrance for Kirk, and towns from California to Florida have renamed roads for the activist. Republicans in Oklahoma proposed requiring all state colleges to build a statue of Kirk. <\/p>\n This appears to be the first Texas<\/a> road dedicated to Kirk, who grew up around Chicago, although petitions have circulated in several other towns to rename streets.<\/p>\n In Texas, Rep. Jeff Leach<\/a> has pledged to dedicate his first bill of the next regular legislative session to erecting a statue of Kirk on the grounds around the Capitol in Austin. Lawmakers are set to convene next in January 2027.<\/p>\n Hood County Constable John Shirley, who initiated the idea of the memorial, compared Kirk\u2019s death to other major U.S. dates that people remember where they were, such as 9\/11 or the assassination of President John F. Kennedy<\/a>. <\/p>\n Hood County Precinct 1 Commissioner Kevin Andrews listens to Precinct 2 Commissioner Nannette Samuelson speak at a dedication ceremony for the Charlie Kirk Memorial Parkway on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Granbury. The commissioners dedicated a section of Williamson Road for Kirk.<\/p>\n Juan Figueroa \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\n Jessica Black, 50, who drove to Saturday\u2019s dedication from New Braunfels, said Kirk\u2019s death unleashed a flood of sorrow. Like many, she posed for photos with the road sign. <\/p>\n \u201cI have never cried so much for someone I never met,\u201d Black said. \u201cHe changed the world. The mark he left is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Hood](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DH6E5IHC3NHMNGPIW3NTIVAUCE.jpg\")
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