North Texas Governments Close, Cancel Events Due To Winter Weather
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - School districts and governments across North Texas are cancelling activities and events as ice and freezing rain move into the area.
♦♦♦ Click Here For A Complete List Of North Texas School District Closures ♦♦♦
This list will be updated as new information becomes available. Here are the changes that have been announced so far:
- Arlington: Essential facilities and services remain open.
- Via rideshares are suspended from 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 through Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Trash collection is suspended for Wednesday, Feb. 23 and Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Cold weather shelters have been opened through Sunday, Feb. 27.
- Carrollton: All public-facing City of Carrollton facilities will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 and will remain closed through Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Cleburne: City offices open at noon on Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Collin County: All Collin County polling places will close at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 and will remain closed through Thursday, Feb. 24
- Dallas: City facilities remain open as of 3:30 p.m.
- Warming centers at City of Dallas libraries are open to the public until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Warming centers at City of Dallas rec centers are open to the public until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Denton: City facilities close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 and will remain closed through Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Denton County: All Denton County polling places will close at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 and will remain closed through Thursday, Feb. 24
- Duncanville: City Hall and Facilities will be closed until 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Public libraries close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Waste collection is suspended on Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Euless: Raven's Grille will close at 2 p.m., Euless Library and Euless Family Life Center will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Fannin County: Administrative offices closed at 10 a.m. and early voting closed at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Flower Mound: CAC, Public Library close at 3 p.m., Senior Center closes at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- All non-emergency Town officers and facilities will open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Fort Worth: City facilities remain open as of 3:30 p.m.
- Trinity Metro bus routes will run on a Saturday schedule on Thursday, Feb. 24. All ZIPZONE services are ending at 6 p.m. Wednesday and will restart at 9 a.m. Thursday. No service on Molly the Trolley or The Dash. Route 31/CentrePort will not operate. Routes not operating on Saturday will not operate.
- TEXRail will operate on its regular schedule. TRE will operate on a Saturday schedule. ACCESS paratransit will be available for life-sustaining trips.
- Residential waste collection suspended until further notice.
- Grapevine: All city facilities will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 24. The library and rec center will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Irving: All Irving Public Library locations will close at 5 p.m., city recreation centers will close at 6 p.m. and polling stations will close at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Kennedale: City offices including the Library close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Further closures may be made Thursday morning.
- Lancaster: Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Melissa: Solid waste collection services will not run on Thursday, Feb. 24. Thursday routes will be collected on Friday, and Friday routes will be collected on Saturday, should conditions allow.
- Mesquite: All rec centers, Westlake Sports Center, Mesquite Golf Club, and North Branch and Main Libraries close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Announcements will be tomorrow morning about hours and closures for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Midlothian: Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Wednesday, Feb. 23 and Thursday, Feb. 24.
- North Richland Hills: City Hall, NRH Centre, and NRH Senior Center opening delayed until 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Operating hours remain normal for NRH Library and NRH Animal Shelter.
- Waste disposal and recycling pickup has been suspended for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Plano: All Plano Recreation facilities (including scheduled programs), Public Library locations, and the Animal Shelter will close at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23.
- The Plano Municipal Court will reschedule dockets for Feb. 23-24. Summons and citations due Feb. 24 or 25 will be extended until Friday, Mar. 4.
- The Plano Overnight Warming Station will be open for day and night starting Feb. 23 through Saturday, Feb. 25. Doors open tonight at 10:30 p.m. and bus pickups will continue through noon.
- The City will remain open, but weather may impact operations on Thursday, Feb. 24.
- Tarrant County: Early voting locations will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Announcements will be made later about hours and closures for Thursday, Feb. 24.
- TEXpress Managed Lanes: All managed lanes on LBJ Express, North Tarrant Express, and NTE 35W have been closed on Wednesday, Feb. 23 until further notice.