Austin, TX
Ready, set, go! Austin Marathon kicks off Sunday, closing downtown roads
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Marathon is off to the races Sunday, which could impact your commute around town.
When the race first started in 1992, 605 entered, but now, over 17,000 runners participate from all 50 states and over 25 countries.
Street closures for the marathon have already begun with East 9th Street between Congress Avenue and Brazos Street and Congress Avenue between 7th and 11th streets closed Friday and Congress Avenue between Cesar Chavez Street and 11th Street closed Saturday morning. Early Sunday morning at 2 a.m. early closures begin and the entire race route closes at 6 a.m.
(Ascension Seton Austin Marathon)
Here are all the street closures:
(Ascension Seton Austin Marathon)
Spots in the marathon are sold out, but there are still spots available for purchase for the half marathon and 5K.
If you want to watch the race, the Austin Marathon’s website has a list of tips for non-racers who want to attend.
- Use Google Maps or Waze on race day – The Austin Marathon street closures are submitted to these programs in advance, and they will display the closures and the associated traffic.
- Assume you can’t cross the course – Crossing the marathon course with a vehicle is extremely difficult, and should be avoided. The Austin Police Department will only allow crossings at major intersections, and only when there are no runners present.
- Park strategically – If your trip starts or ends near a section of the course, sometimes the best option may be to park on the more accessible side of the course and walk.
- Use MoPac, Lamar Boulevard and Interstate 35 – These roads are unobstructed for northbound and southbound travel.
- Use Ben White Boulevard, Highway 290 and FM 2222/Koenig Lane – These roads are unobstructed for eastbound and westbound travel. Also, 45th Street is open westbound between Red River and Guadalupe streets.
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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