Hurricane Laura evacuees who had been sheltering in the Austin-area have been transferred from the Austin Convention Center into shelters at local hotels operated by the State of Texas and the Red Cross.
The reception center at Circuit of the Americas is closed and staff are no longer present at the Austin Convention Center.
The Capital Area Shelter Hub run by the City of Austin, Hays County, Travis County, and Williamson County housed approximately 3,000 evacuees at 21 hotels and the Austin Convention Center during the past week.
