Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110411:18:41:00
California, alaska, and hawaii already top that number. and drivers in texas may soon be able to push down a little harder on the fas pedal. the state house of representatives has approved a bill that would raise the speed limit on some highways to 85 miles an hour. that would be the highest in the nation. right now only texas and utah allow going 80 on some roads. the bill raising the speed limit to 85 now goes to the texas senate. and a controversy surrounding a burqa ban that takes effect in france. it tops our look at stories around the "news nation" today. the ban set off protests tod...