Austin, TX
Austin's Zilker Shuttle in full swing for the summer
Zilker Park shuttle returns
The Zilker Shuttle is up and running on the streets of Austin. It operates on weekends and holidays through the summer, taking riders to and from Zilker Park at no cost.
AUSTIN, Texas – The Zilker Shuttle is in full swing on the streets of Austin for the summer. It operates on weekends and holidays, picking up riders from designated stops at no cost.
“We saw the little sign that said ‘go to 505 Barton Springs’, so then we parked over here, and now we are just going to wait for the shuttle,” says shuttle rider Emily Goff.
Families and friends boarded the Zilker Shuttle on Sunday afternoon headed to Zilker Park. The shuttle began operating on May 25, and will pick up riders through Sept. 2.
According to the City of Austin, the shuttle helps with traffic in the area.
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“Each city has its own problems, but I think Austin is figuring it out. They don’t have the space, but they have got the organization down,” says shuttle rider Juan Montelongo.
“We would have been stuck down there, we would have been causing more problems having two vehicles down there, so this way we are kind of out of the way, and they just pick us up and tell us where we need to go,” says Goff.
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The shuttle picks up riders at the One Texas Center parking garage, the driver validates the parking garage ticket and drops passengers off at the CapMetro Route 30 Bus Stop near the Great Lawn.
There is also the option to park in the Gravel Parking Lot along Stratford drive. The shuttle will drop those riders off at the CapMetro Route 30 Bus Stop near the Rugby Field.
“That’s amazing. I love that,” says Goff.
There are three different shuttles used to service passengers, and a map on the city of Austin’s website showcasing the pickup and drop off locations.
For more information, click here.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ highway system dropped two spots since 2025, and now ranks at No. 27 in the country for its cost-effectiveness and overall conditions, according to the Reason Foundation’s 2026 Highway Report.
The report assessed pavement conditions, fatalities, deficient bridges, infrastructure costs and congestion levels across the United States. Texas earned the following rankings:
- 33rd in urban interstate pavement conditions
- 21st in rural interstate pavement conditions
- 39th in urban arterial pavement conditions
- 12th in rural arterial pavement conditions
- 3rd in structurally deficient bridges
- 26th in urban fatality rate
- 42nd in rural fatality rate
- 41st in traffic congestion
“More than 42,000 of the nation’s 618,923 highway bridges, nearly 7%, are still structurally deficient. Arizona, Nevada, and Texas reported the lowest percentages of deficient bridges,” the report said.
The full report can be found online.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Small hail peppered the Austin area as strong thunderstorms moved through Saturday.
A few of the storms dropped rain and up to pea-sized hail in San Marcos, Dripping Springs and the Austin metro area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Williamson County around 8:15 p.m., and then canceled shortly after. However, it was enough for the Two Step Inn music festival in Georgetown to cancel shows for the rest of the evening. Event organizers say the festival will run as planned Sunday.
KXAN’s First Warning Weather team is monitoring the storms. We will update this post as the evening continues.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution unveiled a new monument at the Texas State Cemetery on Saturday, dedicated to Texas Revolutionary War soldiers.
“We must educate every generation about why it is that America grew from a tenuous 13 colonies into the most powerful country in the history of the world,” said Governor Abbott. “This monument here is an enduring testament to the heroes who fought for the freedom that is unique to America.”
The monument was dedicated to 69 soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Texas, according to a press release.
Among those that were honored, Abbott recognized:
- José Santiago Seguín, grandfather of Texas Revolutionary hero Juan Seguín.
- Peter Sides, who fought in the 2nd Battalion of the North Carolina Regiment of the Colonial Army, and was later killed in the 1813 Battle of Medina, fighting for Mexican independence against Spain.
- Antonio Gil Y’Barbo, the founder of Nacogdoches.
- William Sparks, who fought as a mounted rifleman in the American Revolution and later settled in Texas. He had two sons and two grandsons who fought in the Texas Revolution.
“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, which not only gave freedom to the British colonies of North America, but inspired movements for freedom and liberty all over the world,” said TSSAR President Mel Oller. “Texans played a role in the war too, and it’s important to recognize them, and the sacrifices they made for our freedom.”
At the monument unveiling, Abbott was also inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution and received its Silver Good Citizenship Medal.
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