In 1998, a Texas state legislator proposed lowering the age limit to 11.

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On March 13, nearly 3, 200 miles from Anchorage, police in Lufkin, Texas, pounced when they spotted Keyes driving 3 mph above the speed limit.

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These will be the first U.S. highways to break the 80 mph barrier (Texas and Utah have each tried 80 mph limits) since President Richard Nixon enacted a national speed limit of 55 mph in response to the 1973 oil crisis.

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After reporting concern about contamination, water quality tests performed by the Texas Railroad Commission found naturally-occurring levels of benzene, a known carcinogen, which exceeded the threshold limit for drinking water, but found no evidence to support a flaming water claim.

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