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Texas toll road debuts new 85 mph speed limit — tops in the land

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Drivers in Texas headed from Austin to San Antonio have a choice: take the free Interstate Highway 35 at 75 mph or jump on the new, privately operated toll road at 85 mph. But some folks have raised eyebrows over how that speed limit was set — and what the state got for setting the highest speed limit its ever granted.

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