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A cold front blew into Texas mid-Sunday evening and left the majority of the state blanketed in snow and without power.
As of February 18, there are 499K Texans who are currently without power, an improvement after more than 4 million were without power earlier in the week. CenterPoint reported 107,000 customers were without power on Thursday morning.
The Texas Public Utility Commission issued an order late Wednesday (February 17) mandating all electric transmission and distribution utilities to perform rolling blackouts in a way so no customer is without power for more than 12 hours.
On Thursday, CenterPoint was made aware of technical issues regarding customers who received incorrect gas bill payments to a total of over $202,000. Those bills were sent in error. You do not owe those amounts.
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Here are more announcements from our local governments and airports:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport – Re-open but under a boil water notice.
Hobby Airport – Re-open, albeit with limited water capacity.
GROCERY STORES
HEB – H-E-B stores in the Houston area will be open from 12P to 5P.
WALMART – For status updates and openings regarding WalMart stores, Supercenters and more, click here.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Here are the following school districts and universities that’ve announced closures (UPDATED 2/18):
Aldine ISD
Aldine ISD will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 19. There will be no remote instruction (or work) on Wednesday or Thursday as internet and power outages may affect students and staff.
Alief ISD
Alief ISD will remain closed Feb. 18.
Alvin ISD
Alvin ISD has decided to remain closed through Friday, February 19. Additionally, all Alvin ISD sponsored activities previously scheduled for this week and weekend are canceled or postponed.
Angleton ISD
Angleton ISD will be closed through Friday, February 19.
Brenham ISD
Brenham ISD has made the decision to cancel remote and face to face classes completely for Thursday, February 18th.
Channelview ISD
Channelview ISD will be closed through Friday, Feb. 18 due to inclement weather.
Clear Creek ISD
Clear Creek Independent School District will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 19. There will be no remote learning on Wednesday and Thursday.
Cleveland ISD
Cleveland ISD will not have school Thursday, February 18th or Friday, February 19.
CyFair ISD
CFISD will remain closed Thursday, Feb. 18 and Friday, Feb. 19. No remote learning will occur, and CFISD will apply for missed school day emergency waivers from the Texas Education Agency for these days. In addition, all extracurricular activities are canceled through Thursday evening, and playoff games will be rescheduled.
Crosby ISD
All Crosby ISD facilities will be closed through Thursday, Feb. 18.
Danbury ISD
Danbury ISD will be closed on Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19.
Dayton ISD
Dayton ISD is canceling all classes and student activities for Thursday, Feb. 17 and Friday, Feb. 18.
Dickinson ISD
Dickinson ISD will remain closed through Friday, February 19.
Friendswood ISD
FISD will remain closed Thursday, Feb. 18.
Galena Park ISD
Galena Park ISD will be closed through Friday, February 19.
Galveston ISD
Galveston ISD will be closed for the remainder of the week. The plan is for remote and in-person learning to resume on Monday.
Goose Creek ISD
All GCCISD schools will remain closed through Friday, February 19. Students will return to campus Mon, Feb 22nd.
Hempstead ISD
Hempstead ISD will be closed through Friday, February 19, 2021.
Houston ISD
HISD’s schools and offices will remain closed Thursday, Feb. 18 and Friday, Feb. 19. There will be no virtual or in-person learning. Employees will not report to work, unless notified by their supervisor. All athletic events and food distributions for Wednesday and Thursday also are canceled.
Huffman ISD
Huffman ISD will be closed through Thursday, Feb. 18.
Katy ISD
KatyISD will remain closed, with no in-person or virtual learning, Feb. 18 and 19.
Klein ISD
Klein ISD will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 19 due to damage to school buildings and ongoing widespread power outages. Extracurricular activities for Friday are also canceled or postponed.
Lamar CISD
Lamar CISD campuses and facilities will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 19. There will be no on-campus or virtual classes for students on these days.
Montgomery ISD
Montgomery ISD schools and district offices will now remain closed through Friday, Feb. 19. In-person instruction is scheduled to resume on Monday, Feb. 22.
Needville ISD
Needville ISD will be closed through Friday, Feb. 19.
Pasadena ISD
Pasadena ISD will remain closed through Friday, February 19.
Pearland ISD
Schools will be closed for on-campus and virtual learning through Friday, Feb. 19.
Royal ISD
Royal ISD will be closed on Thursday, February 18. A decision for Friday will be made on Thursday.
Santa Fe ISD
Santa Fe ISD announced that all campuses and District offices will be closed through Friday, February 19, 2021.
Sheldon ISD
School, events, and extracurricular activities are canceled for Thursday, Feb. 18 in Sheldon ISD.
Spring Branch ISD
SBISD will remain closed through Friday, February 19.
Spring ISD
Please be advised that all district operations will remain closed through Friday, Feb. 19, because of ongoing power and water outages affecting our families and employees. No classes will be held, either in-person or remote, and all buildings will be closed.
Texas City ISD
Texas City ISD will remain closed through Friday, February 19.
Varnett Public Schools
The Varnett Public Schools closed through Thursday
Students will transition to remote learning Friday, February 19, and staff will work remotely.
Willis ISD
Willis ISD will be closed through Friday, February 19.
IDEA Greater Houston Schools
All IDEA Greater Houston classes have been canceled until Thursday, February 18.
Two Dimensions
Two Dimensions will remain closed for the remainder of the week. Classes will resume on Monday, February 22.
Beth Yeshurun Day School
The Beth Yeshurun Day School will remain closed on Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19.
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Cornerstone Christian Academy will be closed through Friday, February 19. On-campus learning plans to resume to Monday, February 22.
Fallbrook Academy
Fallbrook Academy will remain closed through Friday, February 19. There will be no remote learning or in-person classes due to ongoing power and water outages.
Holy Trinity Episcopal School
Holy Trinity Episcopal School will remain closed through Friday, February 19.
International Leadership of Texas
International Leadership of Texas will be closed through Friday, February 19.
Mainland Preparatory Classical Academy
Mainland Preparatory Classical Academy will remain closed through Thursday, February 18.
Second Baptist School
Second Baptist School will remain closed through Friday, February 19. This includes all after-school activities.
John Cooper School
John Cooper School campus will be closed and all remote classes are canceled for Thursday, February 18.
Providence Classical School
Providence Classical School in Spring, Texas will remain closed through Friday, Februrary 19.
COLLEGES
Brazosport College
Brazosport College will remain closed through Friday, February 19, including hybrid courses.
College of the Mainland
All campuses, classes and services are canceled through Thursday, February 18.
Galveston College
Galveston College will remain closed through Friday, February 19. On-campus instruction is expected to resume as normal on Monday, Feb. 22.
Houston Baptist University
Houston Baptist University will remain closed Friday, February 19. All classes, including remote instruction, are canceled.
Houston Community College
HCC will close for the remainder of the week.
Lee College
Lee College will remain closed on Thursday, Feb. 18.
Lone Star College
Lone Star College will continue the suspension of all operations through Monday (2/22) due to disruptions related to this severe winter weather event. All facilities will remain closed and all remote work and online classes are also suspended through Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.
Rice University
Rice University will be closed through Friday, February 19.
South Texas College of Law Houston
South Texas College of Law Houston campus will close all classes (in-person and online) through Thursday, Feb. 18.
University of Houston
University of Houston including, UH at Sugar Land and Katy, is closed through Saturday, Feb. 20. All classes and activities are canceled.
University of Houston-Clear Lake
The University of Houston-Clear Lake, including the Pearland and Texas Medical Center campuses, is extending closure through February 19, 2021. All classes, activities and non-essential work are canceled.
UH Downtown
UHD is closed through Friday, February 19. Classes (including online classes) are canceled; campus is closed. Campus officials say the school will reopen on Monday, February 22.
University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas closed, classes canceled through Friday, February 19.
Universal Technical Institute – Houston Campus
The 2/1/21, course cycle is extended and will end on Tuesday, February 23, as it stands today.
Wharton County Junior College
All Wharton County Junior College campuses are closed through Sunday, February 21, 2021. This closing includes online courses, activities, and events.
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