City and county governments and hospitals are issuing notices of closures starting Thursday. Here is a current list of closures due to the winter storm.
North Texas
DART
North Texas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will suspend all rail and bus services beginning at noon Friday through noon Sunday.
The Trinity Railway Express
The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will operate on a Saturday schedule on Friday and will operate a normal Saturday schedule on Saturday. Services will return to normal operations on Monday.
Dallas County
Dallas County offices and courts
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted that county offices and courts are closed for in-person operations Thursday and Friday. People with jury summons for Thursday and Friday or are currently on a jury do not need to report.
Dallas
City of Dallas recreation centers will return to normal operations Monday. A few facilities were open Friday for use as warming stations.
The McKinney Avenue Transit Authority suspended its service Friday around 6 p.m. Service will run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Parkland clinics
Parkland Health announced the closure of all clinics on Thursday and Friday. The hospital system’s COVID-19 testing center at the Amelia Court Clinic, located at 1936 Amelia Court, Dallas, will also be closed Thursday and Friday. Parkland will contact patients with appointments on Thursday and Friday to reschedule. Parkland asks that patients not contact the hospital system about rescheduling appointments.
Parkland’s clinics that will close include:
Community oriented primary care health centers (COPCs)
Acute response clinics (ARCs)
Women’s health centers
Youth and family clinics
Moody Outpatient Center clinics
Hospital-based outpatient specialty clinics
Ron J. Anderson, M.D., clinics
Homeless outreach locations (HOMES)
Comprehensive Breast Center
Maternal fetal medicine clinic
Although the Ron J. Anderson, M.D., clinics will be closed Thursday and Friday, the pharmacy inside the Ron J. Anderson, M.D., building, located at 5184 Tex Oak Ave., Dallas, will remain open for service.
On Saturday, Parkland Health also will close two of its community oriented primary care health centers
– deHaro-Saldivar Health Center at 1440 N. Westmoreland, Dallas, and
– Garland Health Center at 802 Hopkins St., Garland.
Patients with appointments at those locations on Saturday will be contacted by Parkland to reschedule, the hospital system said.
Parkland will also close its two vaccination clinics.
– The second dose COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School, 7800 Umphress Road, Dallas, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12.
– The COVID-19 vaccination clinic and flu drive at Shiloh Church, 4702 Saturn Road, Garland, has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26. Only COVID-19 vaccines will be provided on that date.
Parkland’s COVID-19 testing center at Amelia Court Clinic, 1936 Amelia Court, Dallas, will have a late start Saturday. It will open from noon to 4:30 p.m. Normal business hours will resume Monday.
Baylor Scott & White clinics
Baylor Scott & White clinics and outpatient centers will modify schedules Thursday and Friday, the hospital system said in a statement. Hospitals will remain open.
Patients with upcoming appointments are encouraged to call their provider’s office or reach out using MyBSWHealth to confirm appointment details. Virtual options will remain available, including same-day care for many common conditions, the hospital system said.
Children’s Health clinics
All Children’s Health clinics in Dallas and Plano will close Thursday and Friday. If your child has an appointment on those days, their care team may reach out to you about converting the appointment to a virtual visit, the hospital system said. Otherwise, Children’s Health will contact you to reschedule the appointment.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
All UT Southwestern medical practices – including outpatient clinics, regional medical centers and COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites – will close Thursday. Patients will be contacted via MyChart for appointment rescheduling options.
The UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and emergency room will remain open.
Dallas Zoo
The Dallas Zoo said in a tweet that it would be closed Friday and Saturday due to the weather.
Courts
The Dallas Immigration Court was closed Thursday and Friday. The alternate filing location is the Port Isabel Processing Center at 27991 Buena Vista Boulevard in Los Fresnos, Texas.
Texas DPS offices
Several DPS offices in the Dallas-Fort Worth area will be closed Thursday and Friday, including the Dallas South Mega Center, the Carrollton Mega Center and the Fort Worth Mega Center. A full list of affected DPS offices can be found online.
Dallas Arboretum
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
DeSoto
All city facilities in DeSoto will be closed Thursday and Friday, officials said. Trash collection is suspended for the remainder of the week.
Garland
Garland offices and public-facing facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday. Normal facility hours are expected to resume Saturday.
Trash and recycling pickup will be suspended Friday and is expected to resume Saturday depending on the road conditions.
Irving
All non-essential city offices and facilities were closed Feb. 3 and 4. Normal operations were expected to resume Saturday. Trash, recycling and brush pickup are all cancelled and will pick up again Monday.
Richardson
No trash or recycling pickup on Thursday and Friday. The city’s gymnastics center, Huffines Tennis Center, Richardson Senior Center and Sherrill Park Golf Course remain closed Friday.
The animal shelter, city hall, Heights and Huffines recreation centers, the city court, library, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations and city hall will be open with reduced hours Friday. They will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Collin County
Collin County government buildings will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 4.
Plano
All recreation facilities and public library locations are closed on Thursday and Friday. Parks and recreation facilities, libraries and the animal shelter were expected to resume normal hours Saturday.
Denton County
Frisco
Garbage collection in Frisco is cancelled for the rest of the week, the city said. The Frisco Athletic Center, The Grove, the Frisco Discovery Center and Frisco Heritage Museum are all closed Thursday and Friday.
Tarrant County
Cook Children’s clinics
Many of Cook Children’s primary care and specialty clinics will close Thursday, the pediatric health system announced. The full list of closures can be found here. There are currently no urgent care clinic closures.
Arlington
In Arlington, nonessential city buildings including city hall, the municipal office tower, the municipal court, the park administration building, libraries, parks, recreation centers, water utilities south service center and Arlington Animal Services were all closed through Friday. Normal operations are expected to resume Saturday.
Euless
The Euless Family Life Center, the Mary Lib Saleh Euless Public Library, the Texas Star Conference Centre and Raven’s Grille are all closed Saturday, the city said.
Fort Worth
Courts
The Fort Worth Immigration Adjudication Center was closed Thursday and Friday. The alternate filing location is the Port Isabel Processing Center at 27991 Buena Vista Boulevard in Los Fresnos, Texas.
Fort Worth Public Library
All branches are expected to open at noon Saturday.
Grapevine
All city facilities in Grapevine will be closed Friday. The library and recreation center will open at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Hurst
Garbage collection in Hurst is cancelled for the rest of the week, the city said on Twitter. Pickup will begin again on Monday.
Keller
All city facilities are closed on Thursday and Friday.
