LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Thanksgiving rush is underway across Texas, with the American Automobile Association (AAA) predicting this year could break records for holiday travelers.

More than 5.8 million people are expected to travel by road and air ahead of Thanksgiving, creating busy conditions at airports and on highways statewide.

Brian Hamrick, a traveler flying out of Dallas, said arriving early helped him navigate the increased holiday traffic.

“Flying out of Dallas and getting to the airport is always a mess, even that we left at 5 in the morning,” Hamrick said. “There’s a little extra traffic that we noticed, but we beat the rush. We got on our flight in a timely manner and took off when we were supposed to so no issues yet.”

Airports are not the only transportation hubs feeli

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