Texas State Highway 159
State Highway 159 is a Texas state highway that runs from La Grange to Fayetteville in Fayette [County, Texas|Fayette County], through Industry and Bellville in Austin County, and ends at Hempstead in Waller County. The route was designated on March 19, 1930 from Texas State [Highway 73|SH 73] east to Hempstead as a renumbering of SH 73A. On December 8, 1932, it was extended west to northeast of La Grange, replacing part of SH 73, which had been rerouted further south earlier. On September 26, 1939, SH 159 was extended to La Grange, replacing part of SH 237.