Since Nov. 7, 2000 , at least one person has died on Texas roads every day, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. As the Lone Star State nears 25 years of daily traffic deaths, officials at all levels of government are investing in new roadway safety projects and encouraging Texas drivers to do their part to curb deadly crashes.

The big picture

In the past 25 years, over 91,000 people have died on Texas roads. That is enough people to fill Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, according to TxDOT.

On average, 11 people died daily on Texas roads last year, while in 2025, an average of 10 people had died per day as of Sept. 24.

Texas’ annual traffic fatality rate spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, which officials attribute to people driving at higher speeds when faced with less

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