List of Texas school closings: Here are the school districts, universities closing Feb. 3-4

AUSTIN, Texas - Local school districts, colleges, and universities are closing Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to winter weather coming to Texas.

According to the National Weather Service, a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for all of South Central Texas through mid-morning on Friday, February 4. Wind chills will be from 5 below zero to 5 above zero across the Hill Country and zero to 15 above zero elsewhere.

The National Weather Service is predicting the strong, arctic cold front will continue to cause freezing temperatures through the weekend, and the Austin area may not start to thaw out until later in the day on Saturday.

Residents are being reminded that the streets will be hazardous to drive on, and it is safer to stay home. Keep in mind the 4 P's of Cold Weather (People, Pets, Plants and Pipes).

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AUSTIN ISD

Austin ISD campuses and district offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather in the area.

All afterschool activities are also canceled Wednesday including afterschool care.

The 12 Austin ISD COVID-19 testing hubs and vaccination sites will also be closed Feb. 3-4, the district added.

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ACC will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather in the area. All in-person and remote classes and work are canceled.

AUSTIN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Austin International School will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather in the area.

BARTLETT ISD

Due to winter weather conditions, Bartlett ISD will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3.

The school district said it will continue to monitor weather conditions for plans for Friday, Feb. 4.

BASTROP ISD

Due to freezing temperatures and icy conditions, Bastrop ISD schools and offices will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY

Baylor University will hold classes remotely on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

Essential campus services, such as dining halls and libraries, will remain open. Residence hall residents are encouraged to take extra food back to their rooms during lunch and dinner Wednesday in case of outages or delayed food service.

BRENTWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Brentwood Christian School has canceled all classes and school activities Thursday and Friday due to the inclement weather.

BRITISH SWIM SCHOOL

Due to inclement weather, British Swim School has canceled classes for Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

BURNET CISD

Burnet CISD has canceled all classes for students on Thursday, Feb. 3 due to a Winter Storm Warning in the area.

All classes in Burnet CISD have been canceled for Friday, Feb. 4 due to the winter storm and poor travel conditions. This includes all before and after school activities

CEDARS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

Cedars International Academy will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather.

CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

Central and Fort Hood campuses will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather. No in-person classes will be held.

All online and SVL classes will be held as scheduled, school officials said.

CHAPARRAL STAR ACADEMY

Chaparral Star Academy will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather in the area and will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 4.

COMAL ISD

All Comal ISD campuses and departments will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

In addition, all extracurricular activities for those days, as well as Saturday morning, are canceled.

DEL VALLE ISD

All Del Valle ISD schools and offices will be closed for Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4. All afterschool activities are also canceled.

The LEAD Chess Tournament and ACT Testing for Saturday morning will be rescheduled, the school district added.

DIME BOX ISD

Due to inclement weather, Dime Box ISD schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3. UIL activities for Thursday have also been canceled.

The school district said Thursday it will also cancel classes Friday, Feb. 4.

DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD

Dripping Springs ISD schools and district offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3. All events and activities are also canceled.

The school district said campuses and offices will also be closed Friday, Feb. 4.

EANES ISD

All Eanes ISD schools, offices and child development centers will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

The school district said its current academic calendar has the flexibility to absorb two inclement weather days without extending the school year.

"All extracurricular activities and athletic events Thursday are canceled. Thursday’s performance of the Westlake High School musical will be moved to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Ticket holders will receive information through the ticketing system. Thursday evening's Eanes ISD Strategic Summit Board meeting will be postponed," Eanes ISD reported.

Eanes ISD schools and offices will also remain closed Friday, Feb. 4. All extracurricular and athletics activities are canceled until Friday afternoon.

ELGIN ISD

Due to inclement weather, Elgin ISD campuses will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

FAYETTEVILLE ISD

Fayetteville ISD will close all schools on Thursday, Feb. 3 due to forecasted wintry weather.

FLORENCE ISD

Due to inclement weather, Florence ISD schools will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OF LEANDER

Classical Academy of Leander is closed for Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather.

GEORGETOWN ISD

Due to inclement weather and hazardous road conditions, Georgetown ISD campuses and district facilities will close Thursday, Feb. 3.

Georgetown ISD will also be closed Friday, Feb. 4, due to pending inclement weather.

GIDDINGS ISD

Giddings ISD has canceled all classes for Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

An announcement regarding any delay or cancellation for classes on Friday, Feb. 4 will be made Thursday evening.

GRANGER ISD

Granger ISD has closed all campuses on Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

The school district said information regarding Friday, Feb. 4 will be released by noon on Thursday.

HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS-CENTRAL TEXAS

Due to inclement weather, Harmony Public Schools-Central Texas will close all Austin-area campuses for Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

This alert applies to the following campuses:

AUSTIN

Harmony Science Academy-Austin
Harmony School of Endeavor-Austin
Harmony School of Excellence-Austin
Harmony School of Innovation-Austin
Harmony School of Science-Austin

CEDAR PARK

Harmony Science Academy-Cedar Park

PFLUGERVILLE

Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville

HAYS CISD

Hays CISD will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to winter weather in most of Texas. All afterschool activities have been canceled.

Some limited and previously scheduled afterschool activities may be able to take place Friday afternoon and evening. Coaches and activity sponsors will have more information.

HUSTON-TILLOTSON UNIVERSITY

Due to inclement weather Huston-Tillotson will shift to remote operations and online classes on Thurs., Feb. 3 and Fri., Feb. 4. All on-campus events and activities will be remote, canceled, or rescheduled. University operations will resume Monday, February 7th.

HUTTO ISD

Hutto ISD Superintendent Dr. Celina Estrada Thomas announced Tuesday evening that the district will be closed on Feb. 3 due to winter weather.

Wintry weather forecasted is expected to bring the possibility of ice on roadways, making travel unsafe.

"We will continue to monitor weather conditions in coordination with city and county emergency management officials and will announce a return date by Thursday afternoon," Dr. Estrada said. "Please continue to monitor district communications."

In the press release, Dr. Estrada encourages everyone to stay home and avoid traveling, as temperatures in the coming days will be bitterly cold. She also recommended paying attention to local news stations and the National Weather Service for updates.

The Thursday closure will create a deficit in Hutto ISD's required instructional minutes, which may have to be made up.

IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

IDEA Public Schools in Austin will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 and will re-open and operate on a normal schedule on Monday, Feb. 7.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TEXAS

The International School of Texas Bee Cave and Austin will close Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather. All school activities for Thursday will be canceled as well.

IST said Thursday that it will remain closed on Friday, Feb. 4, with all activities and athletic practices canceled. Classes will resume on Monday, Feb. 7.

JARRELL ISD

Jarrell ISD campuses and offices will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather.

"This afternoon, I met with Williamson County Emergency Management, the National Weather Service, and county leaders about the winter weather expected overnight into the weekend. Based on the current forecast, we anticipate rain, freezing cold temperatures, and icy conditions on Thursday morning that will last through Friday. Out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to cancel school tomorrow and Friday," Dr. Hicks said.

Additionally, all extracurricular activities are rescheduled.

JOHNSON CITY ISD

Due to inclement weather, Johnson City ISD will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

JUBILEE-WELLS BRANCH

Due to inclement weather, Jubilee-Wells Branch will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3.

School officials said should there be any need to adjust the school day for Friday, Feb. 4, communication will be sent out by 5 p.m. Thursday.

KILLEEN ISD

Due to inclement weather, Killeen ISD classes and district buildings will close Thursday, Feb. 3. Extracurricular activities and district meetings will also be canceled for Thursday.

Due to the well-below freezing temperatures forecasted, icy road conditions, and the continued uncertainty of power outages, Killeen ISD campuses and buildings will remain closed on Friday, Feb. 4.

KIPP TEXAS-AUSTIN SCHOOLS

Due to inclement weather conditions, and anticipated freezing precipitation overnight, all KIPP Texas schools in Austin will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3.

School officials said all afterschool activities are canceled for Wednesday.

LA GRANGE ISD

La Grange ISD schools and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

A decision regarding Friday class will be made Thursday afternoon.

LAGO VISTA ISD

Lago Vista ISD has canceled classes for all students and staff for Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather. The school district said there will be no extracurricular activities or practices.

The day will not be made up by students and staff, Lago Vista ISD added.

After consulting with local authorities, Lago Vista ISD has canceled classes for all students and staff on Friday, Feb. 4, as well. All campuses and offices will be closed. All UIL extracurricular events for Friday will be rescheduled.

LAKE TRAVIS ISD

Lake Travis ISD has closed all schools and district offices for Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement winter weather in the area. This includes all activities and events.

All activities and events scheduled for Wednesday will be held.

Students will not be required to make up for Thursday due to sufficient instructional minutes.

Out of continued concern for staff and student safety, all schools and district offices will be closed Friday, Feb. 4.

LAMPASAS ISD

All Lampasas ISD schools and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather. Additionally, all LISD activities scheduled for Thursday are canceled.

An update on Friday, Feb. 4 plans has not been made at this time.

LEANDER ISD

Leander ISD will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather. All classes, including virtual, are canceled.

All schools and facilities will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 4.

LIBERTY HILLS ISD

Liberty Hills ISD schools will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather.

LLANO ISD

Llano ISD has canceled classes for Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement winter weather.

Thursday morning, the school district said due to the current weather conditions, schools will also be closed Friday, Feb. 4. All extracurricular activities will be canceled for Friday and rescheduled.

LOCKHART ISD

Lockhart ISD will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement weather.

The district said there is no asynchronous day for students Friday.

LULING ISD

Luling ISD has canceled classes for Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

The school district said Friday, Feb. 4 was an already scheduled student holiday/ staff day.

MANOR ISD

All Manor ISD campuses and office buildings will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to inclement winter weather.

MARBLE FALLS ISD

Marble Falls ISD schools and operations have been canceled for Thursday, Feb. 3 due to winter weather. This includes all practices, meetings, games and other events scheduled for Thursday. The district will remain closed on Friday, Feb. 4, including all practices, meetings, games, and other events scheduled for Friday.

This cancellation may require Marble Falls ISD to utilize the bad weather make-up day scheduled for April 18.

MASON ISD

Mason ISD will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather. All extracurricular activities have also been canceled.

MERIDIAN WORLD SCHOOL

Meridian school and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 in anticipation for inclement weather.

All Wednesday activities are still scheduled as normal, however for Thursday and Friday, athletics must check with their coaches.

ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL

Orenda campuses and the district office will be closed through Friday, February 4th. All extracurricular activities and remote conferencing are also canceled on Friday and Saturday.

PFLUGERVILLE ISD

Due to inclement weather, and possibly dangerous road conditions, Pflugerville ISD schools will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3.

Out of an abundance of caution due to the inclement weather and dangerous road conditions in the area, all Pflugerville ISD schools will remain closed and classes canceled for Friday, Feb. 4.

PRAIRIE LEA ISD

Due to inclement weather, Prairie Lea ISD will close Thursday, Feb. 3 and have a 10 a.m. late start on Friday, Feb. 4.

If the inclement weather persists into Friday and closure is imminent, the school district will send out an update.

ROCKDALE ISD

Due to extreme weather conditions, Rockdale ISD will not have school on Thursday, Feb. 3.

Rockdale ISD will also not have school on Friday, Feb. 4.

ROUND ROCK ISD

Round Rock ISD schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4. All extracurricular activities and meetings have also been canceled.

SAN MARCOS ACADEMY

San Marcos Academy will close Thursday and Friday, Feb. 3-4, due to the winter storm.

SAN MARCOS CISD

San Marcos CISD campuses and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to a Winter Weather Warning in the area.

SCHULENBURG ISD

Due to the inclement weather, SISD will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3.

SMITHVILLE ISD

Smithville ISD campuses and offices will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather in the area. All extracurricular events and practices are also canceled.

Smithville ISD will remain closed, due to inclement weather, through Friday, Feb. 4. All extracurricular events and practices have also been postponed for Friday

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Southwestern University will close campus and suspend normal on-campus operations Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

The University has determined they will also close campus and suspend normal on-campus operations Friday, Feb. 4.

ST. MICHAEL'S CATHOLIC ACADEMY

St. Michael's Catholic Academy will close school Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

ST. EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY

Due to winter weather, SEU will shift to remote work and virtual learning on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

Essential on-campus employees are to report to campus. Employees who are not sure of their level status should check with their supervisors.

TAYLOR ISD

Due to winter weather approaching Central Texas, Taylor ISD will close on Feb. 3.

Taylor ISD officials said the management team predicts the winter weather will result in unsafe travel conditions throughout the day. They will continue to monitor weather conditions in coordination with city and county emergency management officials.

"We encourage everyone to stay home and stay off the roadways. Taylor ISD support staff will winterize facilities to keep staff and students safe upon their return," the school district said.

Taylor ISD also said its district calendar is built with more minutes than the State of Texas requires. Because of this, the school district will not need to make up Thursday's school closure.

Schools and facilities will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 4.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

Texas A&M is canceling classes at the College Station campus on Thursday, Feb. 3, as a winter storm is expected to worsen across the region. Employees will be expected to work remotely.

Texas A&M University will open at 10 a.m. Friday with buses starting at 9:15 a.m. to allow for possible ice on roadways to clear.

TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Due to icy conditions expected throughout much of Texas, TSBVI will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.

The school district added weekends home buses will travel at regular time Wednesday, instead of Friday.

TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF

TSD will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to winter weather warnings.

TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Texas State Technical College will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 due to winter weather.

Business operations will be remote.

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Due to winter storm warnings and advisories, TXST has canceled classes in-person and online and has suspended operations on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4 at the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses.

THORNDALE ISD

Thorndale ISD will close Thursday, Feb. 3 due to inclement weather.

The school district said campuses will plan to have a 10 a.m. start on Friday, Feb. 4. However, officials will continue to monitor the weather throughout the day Thursday and will make further decisions about Friday in the afternoon.

All Thorndale ISD practices and activities will be canceled for Thursday.

Friday's basketball games at Thrall have been rescheduled. On Saturday, in Thrall, varsity girls will start at 11 a.m. and varsity boys will start immediately after. There will be no JV games.

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