Fort Worth schools, Tarrant County offices closed Tuesday. Find other closures here.
As Winter Storm Uri hit North Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for all of Texas, school districts and government offices announced closures.
The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas has implemented rolling blackouts and asked people to limit energy consumption.
Tarrant County announced all its government offices will be closed Tuesday, and the Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting has been canceled.
Trinity Metro is suspending all its transportation services through Tuesday.
There will be no solid waste collections on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week in Fort Worth. Residential garbage and recycling collections are expected to resume on Friday, Feb. 19 for those whose collections are scheduled for Friday. The city’s four drop-off stations will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 16 and 17, with a possible reopening on Thursday, Feb. 18.
Other government buildings and services closed:
- All Department of Public Safety offices
- Arlington city hall, libraries, municipal offices and recreation centers, Via, Arlington’s on-demand rideshare public transportation service, Handitran and trash/recycling curbside collection services are also suspending service on Tuesday. Additionally, the Arlington Fire Department’s COVID-19 emergency mass vaccination site at Esports Stadium Arlington + Expo Center is closed until safer travel conditions prevail.
- City of Crowley
- City of Desoto
- City of Irving
- City of Weatherford
Fort Worth schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, with no virtual instruction either day.
Arlington ISD announced it would also be closed Tuesday. There will be no in-person or remote instruction.
The University of Texas at Arlington, which was without power Monday afternoon, closed its campus and canceled all classes and exams through Wednesday, citing the weather and power outages as the reason. The University Center and the Commons, two buildings that house dining and other student services, will continue to operate regular business hours with limited dining services.
The University of North Texas is closed through Tuesday, with no virtual or face-to-face classes. The University of Texas at Dallas will also be closed through Tuesday.
The Texas Christian University campus is closed and all in-person activities are canceled until Friday morning, according to the school’s website. Online classes will continue with flexibility due to power constraints, the website said. Dining and other services for residential students will continue.
Other school closings include:
- Aledo ISD, no school Tuesday and Wednesday, possible virtual-only Thursday
- Azle ISD, no school Tuesday and Wednesday, possible virtual-only Thursday
- Birdville ISD, no school Tuesday
- Burleson ISD, closed through Wednesday
- Carroll ISD, closed Tuesday
- Castleberry ISD, online through Wednesday
- Cowley ISD, no school Tuesday and Wednesday, online only Thursday
- Dallas ISD, no school Tuesday and Wednesday, online only Thursday and Friday
- Dawson ISD, no school until Feb. 22
- Decatur ISD, closed Tuesday, no decision yet for rest of the week
- Denton ISD, no school through Wednesday, no food pick up Wednesday
- Desoto ISD, closed Tuesday
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, closed Tuesday
- Everman ISD, campuses closed through Wednesday, asynchronous online classes Tuesday
- Godley ISD, closed through Wednesday
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, closed Tuesday
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, closed Tuesday
- Keller ISD, closed Tuesday
- Kennedale ISD, closed through Wednesday
- Lake Worth ISD, classes resume Tuesday
- Mansfield ISD, closed Tuesday
- Northwest ISD, closed through Wednesday
- White Settlement ISD, closed through Thursday
Find a list of more closings here.
This story was originally published February 14, 2021 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Fort Worth schools, Tarrant County offices closed Tuesday. Find other closures here.."
