<p>My sister who has lived in Austin since 2000 told me this:</p>
<p>texas relays is like hell weekend, its is never like that, i hate tx relays they take up all the parking everywhere, that is a huge event you cannot judge austin traffic around UT during that time</p>
<p>there is also alot of construction on the freeways in the south side of town they are expanding it, there has also been talk of building a tollway, which most austin ppl are opposed to</p>
<p>austin is busier during the school yr and normal in the summer, it doesnt make sense for a city to expand for like 1/2 the yr</p>
<p>plus these students are not even paying taxes in austin or anything they're here then leave</p>