Wimberley
Wimberley, TX · Traffic & Transit
KCEN
Rising gas prices put pressure on Central Texas school budgets
CBS Austin
TxDOT bets on new HOV lanes in multibillion-dollar I-35 Austin rebuild: The Receipts
AUSTIN, Texas — Anyone who drives Interstate 35 through Austin knows the gridlock can feel endless, and many drivers say they’re tired of sitting in traffic and want something done. The Texas Department of Transportation’s answer is a multibillion-dollar rebuild that includes new HOV, or carpool, lanes, but questions remain about whether those lanes will deliver the relief drivers are being promised.
Futurism
Lawyers Already Lining Up to Defend Victims of Cybercab Crashes
Tesla’s mawkishly sleek new Cybercab has begun rolling out to Austin, Texas this week, with more sighted in cities like New York, Washington DC, and San Diego. It’s the latest development in the world of self-driving taxi cabs — and in one dubious economic indicator, the nation’s personal injury attorneys are on high alert.
Yahoo!
Austin's I-35 earmarked for rolling closures, shuttered flyovers this week
Le sigh. Texans are more than familiar with their fair share of highway construction in and around the Lone Star State, and nothing serves as the great unifier more than the infamous Interstate 35. Here in the Austin area, I-35 is a key culprit behind much of the capital city's...
CBS Austin
Austin TPW proposes license plate readers for parking enforcement
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin transportation officials are weighing license plate-reading cameras as a way to respond to thousands of parking-related complaints each month, but a key city commission is holding off on a recommendation to City Council for related technology as it awaits more information about police technology and compliance with the city’s surveillance rules.
hoodline.com
Texas A&M Regents Threaten Full Scooter Ban After Crashes Jump 37%
Texas A&M System regents are warning that scooters and e-bikes could disappear from the College Station campus entirely if crash numbers don't come down soon. The warning follows a 37 percent jump in campus micromobility crashes from 2024 to 2025, with 52 incidents recorded last year and roughly half of them resulting in injury.
mySanAntonio.com
mySanAntonio.com
kut.org
Austin ISD continues to add bus hubs as parents raise concerns about dangerous routes
On a late August Friday afternoon, Margaret, a freshman at Anderson High School, had three choices to get home: walk against traffic along Loop 360 with no sidewalk; walk on a trail for more than an hour; or take a shortcut by going down a steep concrete embankment, across Bull Creek, and up another embankment.