[Paleo Conservative]

Its 75mph out in West Texas and 70mph just about everywhere else except within cities.

When did the speed limit change for thinly populated counties? I remember seeing an article about proposed legislation, but I haven't been more than 50 miles west of I-35 since 2001 so I've never seen a higher speed limit than 70 in Texas.

[COEXERJ145]

I'm not exactly sure when it changed to 75mph but it was that way last March/April when I was traveling to and from New Mexico. I'm guessing it must have been changed during the 2003 legislature.

It was nice to run around 78 or so and every now and then be passed by a DPS cruiser. The best though was some idiot in a little blue sports car with one of those ugly bolt on spoilers blow past me probably doing 120mph or higher. Later we saw him pulled over by the DPS. About 30 minutes later, he blew past us again going close to Mach 2.