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TxDOT: SH-130 southbound closed before Moore Road after crash
TxDOT Austin issued a Severe IPAWS Local Area Emergency on Friday saying all southbound lanes of SH-130 before Moore Road were closed because of a major crash.
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The Texas Department of Transportation in Austin issued a Local Area Emergency through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System on Friday morning for State Highway 130 southbound before Moore Road1.
The wireless alert said all lanes were closed because of a major crash1. IPAWS listed the notice as Severe, Immediate and Observed, under event code LAE, in the transportation category1.
The message was sent at 8:07 a.m. EST (7:07 a.m. CST) on Nov. 13, 2026, and was set to expire at 2:07 p.m. EST (1:07 p.m. CST)1. The geographic code on the alert corresponds to Travis County, Texas1.
TxDOT did not list injury counts, a duration beyond the expiration time, or detour instructions in the public alert text1.