Local research brief · September 7, 2026
2026 Austin-Area Commercial-Vehicle and DWI Crash Data Brief
A focused comparison of the latest available 2024 and 2025 TxDOT crash tables for Travis County, the Austin-area anchor county appearing among Texas’s highest raw county totals in both datasets.
Research status
Source tables rechecked October 1, 2026
This regional brief is calculated from the same TxDOT source tables used in TSC's statewide research. Regional groupings are editorial study areas unless expressly identified otherwise; raw crash counts are not population-, traffic-, or vehicle-miles-traveled-adjusted risk rates.
Citable regional findings
Suggested citation
Texas Settlement Calculator, “2026 Austin-Area Commercial-Vehicle and DWI Crash Data Brief,” analysis of TxDOT 2024 and 2025 county crash tables.
Travis County CMV-involved crashes
646 → 648
+2 crashes · +0.3%
Travis County DUI (Alcohol) crashes
1,182 → 1,140
−42 crashes · −3.6%
What changed in Travis County
Travis CMV crashes were essentially flat
Travis County recorded 648 CMV-involved crashes in 2025, two more than in 2024, an increase of 0.3%.
Travis alcohol-involved crashes declined
Travis County DUI (Alcohol) crashes fell from 1,182 in 2024 to 1,140 in 2025, a decline of 42 or 3.6%.
Serious-injury counts changed sharply
TxDOT’s DUI (Alcohol) tables show Travis County suspected serious injuries declining from 83 in 2024 to 38 in 2025. The tables do not establish why that change occurred.
The datasets describe events, not risk
The figures are raw reported crash counts. They do not account for population, vehicle miles traveled, freight exposure or differences in enforcement and reporting.
County comparison
Counts are shown separately because a crash may appear in both datasets.
| County | CMV 2024 | CMV 2025 | CMV change | DUI 2024 | DUI 2025 | DUI change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis | 646 | 648 | +2 (+0.3%) | 1,182 | 1,140 | -42 (-3.6%) |
Quotable findings
For reporters and researchers
“Travis County’s reported CMV-involved crash count was nearly unchanged from 2024 to 2025, while its DUI (Alcohol) crash count declined 3.6%.”
“Travis County recorded 648 CMV-involved crashes and 1,140 DUI (Alcohol) crashes in 2025; the datasets can overlap and should not be combined into a single crash total.”
Attribution: Texas Settlement Calculator analysis of TxDOT 2024 and 2025 county crash tables. Quotations may be reproduced with attribution and a link to this brief.
Methodology and limitations
Texas Settlement Calculator transcribed the Travis County values from TxDOT’s 2024 and 2025 CMV-involved and DUI (Alcohol) county tables. Absolute change equals the 2025 count minus the 2024 count. Percentage change equals that difference divided by the 2024 count, multiplied by 100 and rounded to one decimal place.
Travis County is used as the Austin-area anchor for this year-over-year comparison. This is an editorial framing, not an official TxDOT region or a claim that Travis County represents the complete Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos metropolitan area or the full SH 130 corridor. Williamson, Hays, Caldwell and other area counties are not included in these change figures because this brief uses the verified statewide comparison tables already transcribed for the two flagship reports. The two crash datasets can overlap and must not be added together.
These are raw reported crash counts, not population- or exposure-adjusted rates. The figures do not measure individual risk, establish causation, assign fault, determine insurance coverage or predict a legal result. TxDOT administrative data may be revised.
Independent-publication disclosure: This report is not affiliated with, sponsored by, approved by or endorsed by TxDOT or any other governmental agency. TxDOT is identified solely as the source of the underlying public data.
Austin-area resources
Austin commercial-truck accident guide
Local corridors, evidence and Texas commercial-claim considerations.
Read the guideAustin DWI victim guide
Evidence preservation, civil claims and victim resources.
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Published September 7, 2026 · Data reviewed September 7, 2026
Sources
- TxDOT crash data and crash records (CRIS)
State crash data and the crash-report / records request process relied on by these pages.
- FMCSA minimum insurance requirements — 49 CFR Part 387
Federal minimum financial-responsibility rules for commercial motor carriers.
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