Travel at the right time of year you can catch a tornado or two anywhere in the panhandle. The worst Ice and snow problems we routinely encountered was between Gallup and Albuquerque.
The most irritating road signage is "Why not Moriarity tonight". However that is a mild second to "The Thing" going the other way through New Mexico to Arizona. You may see a Wall Drug sign anywhere.
...........when you get to Austin, just keep going!
Seriously speaking, time your trip where you hit Austin between 10 am and 2pm unless you like Manhattan type traffic.
Sunday would be better.
Don’t leave town without going to Cisco’s Bakery for breakfast. Just about every governor and President has eaten there. It’s a Tex-Mex breakfast with home made biscuits. Mixed drinks available.