 SH 73-T was replaced by SH 65 on November 30, 1961.The current route was originally designated as FM 769 between SH 214 in Lehman and SH 290, now SH 114 in Whiteface on November 18, 1947.That route was extended to the New Mexico state line on April 1, 1948, while also being extended southward from Whiteface to an intersection with a road that on July 14, 1949 would become FM 301 On December 17, 1952, FM 769 was extended southward along the New Mexico state line.