November 18, 2025 – Thanksgiving travel in Texas is expected to be unusually busy this year, with 5.8 million Texans projected to journey 50 miles or more from home over the holiday period, according to AAA Texas. That number marks a modest but meaningful increase from 2024, signaling high holiday travel demand in the Lone Star State. Nearly 90% of those travelers plan to drive, with AAA estimating that 5.3 million motorists will hit the highways. On the air-travel front, 328,000 Texans are expected to fly, while about 140,000 may take other modes of transport like buses or trains. Despite the...