Highway Report

Texas Labor Day Weekend Road Recap

by MileCheck · September 22, 2026 · data from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7, 2026

What Texas's department of transportation (DOT) feed showed from Thursday, Sept. 3 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. Part of the national Labor Day Weekend Road Recap.

How we got these numbers: MileCheck saves every state department of transportation (DOT) road alert as it's published. We counted what was on Texas's feed from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7. Not all states report the same data. Fire figures are as of Labor Day, Sept. 7, 4:50 PM Pacific. Border waits are from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, saved every hour, in local time.

3crashes reported, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7

6closures on the feed

423roadwork records on the feed

90,948acres in 4 active fires, as of Labor Day

Crashes

3 crashes were reported in Texas from Sept. 3 through Sept. 7.

Routes with the most crash reports

TX-46 — 1
I-10 — 1
TX-LOOP-375 — 1

Closures and roadwork

6 closures and 423 roadwork records were on Texas's feed over the five days.

Routes with the most records, all types

I-35 — 46
I-10 — 26
I-30 — 26
I-20 — 16
US-75 — 12

The longest scheduled project on the feed is US-87, 2,070 days, March 2, 2026 through October 31, 2031. The posted description reads “Alternating lanes closed. New construction for divided hwy, improve existing roadway, drainage wor”

Border waits

Longest passenger-lane waits at Texas's crossings, Sept. 3 through Sept. 7, with the five-day average.

Peak passenger-lane wait by crossing

Del Rio — 180 min, Monday at 6 PM; average 33 min
Brownsville / B&M — 150 min, Monday at 6 PM; average 23 min
Eagle Pass / Bridge II — 150 min, Monday at 5 PM; average 30 min
Brownsville / Gateway — 120 min, Monday at 4 PM; average 29 min
Brownsville / Los Indios — 120 min, Monday at 4 PM; average 17 min
Brownsville / Veterans International — 90 min, Monday at 4 PM; average 22 min

Live waits for all 85 crossings are at milecheckapp.com/borders.

Wildfires

As of Labor Day, Texas had 4 active fires covering 90,948 acres.

Largest fires, as of Labor Day, Sept. 7, 4:50 PM Pacific

Ross (Palo Pinto County), 90,400 acres, 57% contained
Red Gate (Schleicher County), 466 acres, 70% contained
South Day (Sutton County), 77 acres, 95% contained
Gregg 8192 (Gregg County), 5 acres, 50% contained

Live fire perimeters and the closures near them are at milecheckapp.com/fire.

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Built from MileCheck's archive of state DOT road feeds. The monthly Highway Report, the same treatment across a full month, starts with September 2026.