[1] FM 969 begins at an intersection with Loop 111 (Airport Boulevard), east of Interstate 35.

It proceeds east along MLK Boulevard for 6.3 miles (10.1 km), passing by Morris Williams Golf Course and US 183 before leaving the Austin city limits.

The route passes FM 973 south of Lake Walter E. Long and continues east and southeast for 22.6 miles (36.4 km), passing through the villages of Utley and Webberville before terminating at an intersection with SH 71/SH 21, just west of Bastrop.

[5] On July 11, 1986, the segment between I-35 and Loop 111 was removed from FM 969 and returned to city maintenance.

[1] The designation of the UR 969 section reverted to FM 969 with the elimination of the Urban Road system on November 15, 2018.