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LIST: Central Texas schools, universities announce closures due to winter weather

KVUE will continue to update this list as closures and delays are announced.

AUSTIN, Texas — An Arctic front is bringing wintry precipitation Thursday, creating slick and dangerous roadways.

As a result, a Winter Storm Watch will be in effect on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Llano, Travis and Williamson counties. As temperatures took a dive, precipitation switched over to sleet and freezing rain overnight into Thursday morning. 

KVUE will continue to update this article as local school districts announce delays and closures due to inclement weather:

Austin ISD

Austin ISD schools and offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. After-school activities are also canceled starting Wednesday, including after-school care. The district's COVID-19 testing hubs and vaccination sites will also be closed.

Austin Community College

ACC will be closed Thursday and Friday. All in-person and remote classes are canceled.

Austin Jewish Academy

Austin Jewish Academy will be closed on Thursday.

The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts

The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Bastrop ISD

Bastrop ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Blanco ISD

Blanco ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Burnet CISD

Burnet CISD is closing all campuses Thursday and Friday.

Cedars International Academy

Cedars International Academy will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to the winter storm.

Coupland ISD

Coupland ISD will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Del Valle ISD

Del Valle ISD said all schools and offices will be closed and all classes and after school activities are canceled on Thursday and Friday. 

Dime Box ISD

Dime Box ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Dripping Springs ISD

Dripping Springs ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Eanes ISD

Eanes ISD will be closing schools, offices and child development centers on Thursday. Remote instruction will not be offered. Extracurricular activities for Thursday are canceled. 

Schools will remain closed on Friday and all extracurricular activities are canceled until Friday afternoon. The district will reassess Friday evening's activities, including the Westlake High School musical, by mid-day Friday.

Elgin ISD

Elgin ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Flatonia ISD

Flatonia ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Founders Classical Academy of Leander

Founders Classical Academy of Leander will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Georgetown ISD

Georgetown ISD will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Granger ISD

Granger ISD will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Hays CISD

Hays CISD said all schools and offices are closed and all afterschool activities are canceled on Thursday. For Friday, all Hays CISD schools and offices are closed. Some limited, previously scheduled afterschool activities and competitions may be able to occur late Friday afternoon and evening. Check with coaches and activity sponsors for the status of individual events. 

Harmony Public Schools

All Austin-area campuses will be closed Thursday and Friday. Campuses will resume normal operations Monday.

Huston-Tillotson University

Huston-Tillotson will be operating remotely Thursday and Friday.

Hutto ISD

Hutto ISD will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to winter weather advisories that may result in ice on the roadways, making travel unsafe.

IDEA Public Schools

Campuses will be closed Thursday and Friday.

International School of Texas

International School of Texas - Bee Cave and Austin will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Jarrell ISD

Jarrell ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Johnson City ISD

Johnson City ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday. Softball and baseball games have been canceled and varsity basketball has been rescheduled. Read  the full letter here.

Jubilee-Wells Branch

Jubilee-Wells Branch will be closed Thursday. A decision for Friday is pending.

Lake Travis ISD

Lake Travis ISD said schools and offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Lago Vista ISD

Lago Vista ISD has canceled all classes for students and staff on Thursday and Friday. All campuses and offices will be closed. There will be no extracurricular activities or practices and this day will not be made up.

Leander ISD

Leander ISD said all classes are canceled on Thursday and Friday due to inclement weather.

Liberty Hill ISD

Liberty Hill ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Llano ISD

Classes are canceled for Llano ISD on Thursday and Friday.

Lockhart ISD

Lockhart ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday. There will be no asynchronous day on Friday.

Luling ISD

Luling ISD said classes are closed on Thursday, and Friday was already a scheduled student holiday.

Manor ISD

Manor ISD said it will be closing campuses and office buildings on Thursday and Friday. Classes will resume Monday.

Marble Falls ISD

Marble Falls ISD said all Marble Falls ISD operations are canceled for Thursday and Friday.

Pflugerville ISD

Pflugerville ISD has announced all schools will be closed on Thursday. The district said that "canceling school is the best way to ensure the safety of everyone in these weather conditions." The district later announced that schools would remain closed on Friday.

Regents School of Austin

Regents School of Austin classes and activities are canceled for Thursday and Friday.

Rockdale ISD

Rockdale ISD will not have classes on Thursday or Friday.

Round Rock ISD

District officials said that due to expected inclement weather, all Round Rock ISD schools and offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday. All before- and after-school activities are also canceled. There will be no virtual classes or assignments on Thursday and Friday. Teaching and learning will resume when campuses reopen. 

San Marcos CISD

Wednesday is a regular school day for all of SMCISD.

SMCISD said all campuses and offices will be closed Thursday and Friday.  

Southwestern University

Southwestern University will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Smithville ISD

Smithville ISD will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

St. Edward's University

St. Edward's is operating remotely on Thursday and Friday.

St. Gabriel's Catholic School

St. Gabriel's Catholic School will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

St. Michael's Catholic Academy

St. Michael's Catholic Academy will close on Thursday.

Stepping Stone School

All Stepping Stone School locations in the Austin area will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Taylor ISD

Taylor ISD will close on Thursday and Friday.

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Texas School for the Deaf

TSD will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Texas State Technical College

TSTC in East Williamson County will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Business operations will be remote.

Texas State University

Texas State will cancel classes (in-person and online) and suspend operations on Thursday and Friday at the San Marcos and Round Rock campuses. The university's shuttle service will be suspended. Limited dining options will be available on the San Marcos campus for students who have meal plans.

Thrall ISD 

Thrall ISD will be closed Thursday and Friday. All activities will be canceled until Saturday, once road conditions improve.

University of Texas at Austin

The UT campus will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to weather. All classes will be canceled, and faculty is asked to be flexible with course deadlines and assignments. Shuttle busses will not be running.

Valor Public Schools

Valor Public Schools, both the North and South Austin campuses, will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Wayside Schools

Wayside Schools has canceled school for Thursday and Friday.

Wimberley ISD

Wimberley ISD will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Classes will resume on Monday.

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