. U.S. Route 96 is a north-south U.S. Route in the U.S. state of Texas and its number is a defiance of the standard numbering convention, as even-numbered two-digit highways has to be east-west routes by rule.
. As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus will be in Tenaha, Texas by an intersection with U.S. 59 as well as U.S. 84 along with its southern terminus (as well as those of U.S. 287 along with U.S. 69) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection through State Highway 87.