Construction officially starts on new Austin Convention Center

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Just weeks after South by Southwest ended, construction has already begun on the new Austin Convention Center. Austin leaders hosted an official event Thursday.

"Today is the official closure of the Austin Convention Center. We are unveiling Unconventional ATX, which is the new Austin Convention Center project," said Trisha Tatro, director of the Austin Convention Center Department.

The city of Austin first released renderings of the new space earlier this year.