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Closings or delays for Feb. 4

Cold weather affecting schools and businesses

Updated: Friday, 04 Feb 2011, 12:52 PM CST
Published : Friday, 04 Feb 2011, 7:52 AM CST

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - Subzero wind-chill factors and power outages have prompted some schools and businesses to close or delay opening. This list will be updated continually as information is received. As sleet and ice descended on Central Texas, districts, businesses and local government announced closures.

    Hard freeze warning information -- click here.

    Friday school updates - only schools that are delaying hours or activities are listed.

    • ABC Child Development Center in Austin -- closed Friday.
    • ABC Child Development Center in Round Rock will be delayed two hours.
    • Academy of Health Care Professionals -- closed on Friday.
    • All About Me Academy I and II in Bastrop -- closed on Friday. This is formally known as Kidz's Kountry.
    • American Campus Communities -- closed Friday.
    • Armstrong Community Music School of Austin Lyric Opera -- closed on Friday.
    • Art Institute of Austin -- open at 11 a.m. for students to attend class.
    • Austin Can Academy -- closed on Friday.
    • Austin Community College -- closed on Friday.
    • Austin ISD -- school canceled on Friday. All schools and offices will be closed, and all after-school and extra-curricular activities are also canceled.
    • Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary -- closed on Friday.
    • Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts -- closed on Friday.
    • Bagdad Head Start in Leander -- two-hour delay on Friday.
    • Ballet Austin Academy -- closed on Friday.
    • Bastrop ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Bartlett ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Blanco ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Bluebonnet Montessori School of Lakeway -- closed on Friday.
    • Buckholts ISD -- close on Friday.
    • Burnet ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Butler Community School -- closed on Friday.
    • Cherokee ISD -- canceled classes on Friday.
    • Child Development Center in Round Rock -- closed on Friday and no after-school care provided at RRISD, Pflugerville ISD and Taylor ISD.
    • CommunityCare -- closed on Friday.
    • Concordia High School (on the St. Paul Lutheran Church grounds) is closed Friday.
    • Concordia University -- closed on Friday.
    • Coupland ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Del Valle ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Dripping Springs ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Eanes ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Ebenezer Child Development Center in Austin -- closed on Friday.
    • Elgin ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest -- closed on Friday.
    • ESC Region XIII -- closed on Friday.
    • Excelencia -- Creative Bilingual Preschool in Cedar Park-- closed on Friday.
    • Faith Academy of Marble Falls -- closed on Friday.
    • First Baptist Christian School -- closed Friday.
    • First Foundations Pre-School in Northwest Austin -- closed on Friday.
    • First Steps Discovery Learning Center -- closed on Friday.
    • First Step Early Learning in Pflugerville -- closed on Friday.
    • Georgetown ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Giddings ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Granger ISD --closed on Friday.
    • Harbor Leadership Academy will be closed Friday
    • Harper ISD -- delayed start at 10 a.m. Friday.
    • Hays CISD -- closed Friday.
    • Huston-Tillotson University -- closed on Friday.
    • Hutto ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Hutto Head Start -- two-hour delay.
    • Hyde Park Baptist Schools -- closed on Friday.
    • Ireland's Kingdom Preschool -- delayed start at 10 a.m. Friday.
    • Jarrell ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Johnson City ISD -- school canceled Friday.
    • Killeen ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • KinderCare Learning Centers -- closed on Friday.
    • Lago Vista ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • LaGrange ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Lake Travis ISD -- closed all day Friday.
    • Leander ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • The Learning Pad in North Austin on Burnet Road -- closed on Friday.
    • Lexington ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Liberty Hill Head Start -- closed on Friday.
    • Liberty Hill ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Little Angels Learning Center in Pflugerville -- will be closed on Friday.
    • Little Munchkins Learning Center -- will be closed on Friday.
    • Llano ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Lockhart ISD -- two-hour delay on Friday.
    • Luling ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Mainspring Schools -- closed on Friday.
    • Manor ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Marble Falls ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Mason ISD -- school starts at 10 a.m. Friday. Buses will run two hours late.
    • Master's School of San Marcos -- closed Thursday and Friday
    • McDade ISD -- closed Friday.
    • Midtown Groom & Board off 12th Street and Lamar Bouelvard -- delayed until 10 a.m. Friday.
    • Navarro ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • New Braunfels ISD has closed all its campuses and facilities on Friday. Make-up day will be Feb. 21.
    • Our Savior Lutheran Church -- closed Friday.
    • Paul Mitchell the School -- closed on Friday.
    • Pflugerville ISD -- canceled Friday.
    • Prairie Lea ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Premier High School in North Austin -- closed on Friday.
    • Primrose School of Cedar Park West -- closed on Friday.
    • Primrose School of Round Rock -- closed on Friday.
    • Primrose School of Round Rock Forest Creek -- closed on Friday.
    • Rabbit Hills School in Georgetown -- closed on Friday.
    • Rawson-Saunders School -- closed on Friday.
    • Redeemer Lutheran School and Child Care has closed and will reopen Monday, Feb. 7. All athletic competitions, after-school meetings, and child care are canceled.
    • Rockdale ISD -- will be closed on Friday.
    • Rosanky Christian Academy -- closed on Friday.
    • Round Rock ISD -- classes canceled Friday. This includes administrative offices. In addition, all Friday evening activities are canceled.
    • Safe Academy of Marble Falls -- closed on Friday.
    • San Saba ISD - San Saba ISD will delay opening until 10 a.m. on Friday.
    • San Marcos Academy -- closed on Friday.
    • San Marcos CISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Santa Cruz Catholic School in Buda -- closed on Friday.
    • Shoreline Christian School -- closed on Friday.
    • Smithville ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Southwestern University -- closed on Friday.
    • Star Charter School -- closing Friday.
    • Stepping Stone School -- closed on Friday.
    • St. Cyril and Methodius in Granger -- closed on Friday.
    • St. Edwards University -- closed on Friday.
    • St. Matthews Episcopal School -- closed on Friday.
    • St. Paul Lutheran School -- canceled all day Friday.
    • St. Paul Lutheran School in Taylor -- closed on Friday.
    • Strickland Christian School -- closed on Friday.
    • Summit Christian Academy in Cedar Park -- closed on Friday.
    • Taylor ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Temple College, Taylor Campus, is closed Friday.
    • Except for clinical operations, all Texas A&M Health Science Center offices and classes in Round Rock will be closed until 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
    • Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine School and Clinic -- closed on Friday.
    • Texas Empowerment Academy -- closed on Friday.
    • Texas State University -- closed on Friday.
    • Thorndale ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Thrall ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Tic Tac Toe Learning Center on West Anderson Lane -- closed on Friday.
    • University of Phoenix -- closed on Friday.
    • University of Texas -- closed on Friday.
    • WBC Opportunities Head Start Centers in Liberty Hill -- closed on Friday.
    • WBC Opportunities Head Start Centers -- Harris Ross in Taylor -- closed on Friday.
    • The following WBC Opportunities Head Start Centers are closed Friday: Bartlett, Mary Bailey in Georgetown, Rawleigh Elliott in Georgetown, Round Rock, Hutto, Bagdad in Leander/Cedar Park, Burnet, Marble Falls, Highland Lakes in Granite Shoals, Florence.
    • WBC Opportunities Meals on Wheels and Senior Activity Center programs in Leander/Cedar Park/Liberty Hill, Round Rock, Georgetown, Marble Falls, Burnet -- CLOSED. Clients: Use your emergency meals delivered earlier; volunteers need not report.
    • Wiggles and Giggles in Bastrop -- closed on Friday.
    • Wimberley ISD -- closed on Friday.
    • Twin Lakes Child Development Center in Cedar Park -- closed on Friday.

    Business closings or delayed starts on Thursday

    • Al Clawson Disposal, Inc. -- closed Friday.
    • Apple Insurance Specialists -- closed Friday.
    • Austin Parks and Recreation Department Golf Courses closed at 1 p.m. Tuesday. They will re-open when air temperatures return to a safe and consistent temperature above freezing. Offices remain open during normal hours. Call 512-974-9350 for more information.
    • Austin Parks and Recreation has also closed Deep Eddy Pool, Stacy Pool, Balcones Pool and Dick Nichols Park for Wednesday until the temperature rises above 32 degrees. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 512-974-9332 for more information.
    • Austin Travis County Integral Care -- closed on Friday.
    • Austin Workforce Career Centers -- closed Friday.
    • Bastrop County offices delay opening Friday by two hours.
    • Blanton Museum of Art -- closed on Friday.
    • Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum -- closed on Friday.
    • Brushy Creek MUD -- opening at 10 a.m. Friday.
    • Camp Mabry -- closed on Friday.
    • Capital Area Rural Transportation (CARTS) bus service will be delayed Friday morning. Service will resume at 10 a.m. Friday.
    • Capital Bingo -- closed on Friday.
    • Capital Metro -- will operate on a Sunday level of service Friday, but it will end service early. Customers should be on the bus by 7 p.m. in order to catch the las trips of the day. Prior to 7 p.m., we will continue to opperate Sunday schedules. There will be no UT shuttles, MetroExpress and no MetroRail.
    • Central Texas RediClinics -- delayed start at 10 a.m. Friday.
    • City of Austin -- all nonessential personnel need not report Friday.
    • City of Pflugerville -- closed on Friday.
    • City of Round Rock -- closed on Friday.
    • City of San Marcos, Hays County, schools -- closed on Friday.
    • Department of Information Resources -- delayed start at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Employees are strongly encouraged to use their best judgment when/if they report to work.
    • DPS offices in Central Texas -- closed on Friday.
    • Dresser Wayne -- closed on Friday.
    • Extend-A-Care for Kids After-School and All-Day Child Care Programs -- closed Friday.
    • First Baptist Church in Downtown Austin at Ninth and Trinity streets is canceling all regularly scheduled Wednesday night activities. There will be no midweek moorings, dinner, choir rehearsal or handbells rehearsal.
    • First United Methodist Church in Georgetown will not be hosting night-time activites, including Wednesday Night Live.
    • Harbor Leadership Academy will be closed Friday
    • Hays County Government Offices will be closed on Friday, due to hazardous driving conditions.
    • Hill Country Pediatrics -- closed on Friday.
    • Manchaca United Methodist Church Child Development Center -- closed on Friday. 
    • Meals on Wheels will not deliver on Friday, but clients have been provided an extra emergency meal last week. No volunteers will be needed to come in to volunteer on Friday.
    • Office of the Attorney General -- closed on Friday.
    • Round Rock Cardiology -- closed on Friday.
    • Seton Heart Institute Clinics -- closed on Friday.
    • Social Security Administration -- will open at noon Friday.
    • Teacher Retirement System of Texas -- closed Friday.
    • Texas Comptroller Public Accounts -- closed Friday.
    • Texas Department of Agriculture -- closed on Friday.
    • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs -- closed on Friday.
    • Texas Department of Motor Vehicle -- to open at noon Friday.
    • Texas Lottery Commission headquarters -- will be closed on Friday.
    • Texas Parks and Wildlife Austin headquarters and other facilities -- closed on Friday.
    • Texas State Library and Archives Commission -- offices closed Friday. This includes the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building.
    • Texas Workforce Commission -- closed on Friday.
    • Evening classes are cancelled at Lampasas County Higher Education Center on Wednesday.
    • Travis County Offices -- closed on Friday.
    • Urology Team -- all three clinics open at 1 p.m. Friday.
    • Williamson County Offices -- closed on Friday.
    • YMCA of Greater Williamson County -- all locations will open at 10 a.m.

      Other cancellations or delays

    • Black History Month -- Banner Day Program for Friday, Feb. 4, at Carver Museum . Postponed. No new date available. Call 512-974-4926.
    • Boy Scouts Council -- Report to State and Scout Parade for Saturday is canceled.
    • Education Service Center XII I will open two hours late, at 10 a.m.
    • First Baptist Church Marble Falls, two-hour delay Friday.
    • Funeral for Joseph Kirk -- delayed until 2 p.m. Friday at St. John Newman Church on Bee Cave Road.
    • The meeting of the Railroad Commission of Texas has been delayed to 10 a.m. on Friday.
    • The State Board of Educator Certification has canceled its Friday meeting.
    • TCEQ -- closed on Friday.

     

    Click here for flight information at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

    Thursday note: Continental Airlines suspended most of its operations from Houston's airport until noon, affecting flights in Austin and Houston.

    Click here for the KXAN First Warning Weather Blog and current information.

     

     

     

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