Texas Has An 80 MPH Speed Limit?

So the AP is reporting. This is news to me, sine the last time I drove from Austin to Dallas and Austin to Houston, I didn’t see any signs over 70 MPH. According to Wikipedia (the source of all vaguely accurate knowledge), all the ares with 80 MPH limits are in the sparsely populated stretch between San Antonio and El Paso. Evidently the Texas legislature is considering raising it to 85. Great, but it would be nice to have the speed limits on I-35, I-45, and I-30 raised up to the 80 MPH speed people are already driving…

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  1. […] The 75 MPH speed limit bill has passed both houses and is headed to the Governor’s desk for his signature. (Previously, and not 100% related.) […]

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