Students in both districts were already scheduled to be off on Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The context
Starting Jan. 20, the National Weather Service anticipates a winter storm that could make travel dangerous. The NWS said the I-35 corridor and eastern areas could see up to 2 inches of ice, along with a snow and sleet mixture. The rest of the Central Texas area could see up to a tenth of an inch of ice.
Many local districts have canceled school preemptively for Jan. 21, including;
- Austin ISD
- Eanes ISD
- Georgetown ISD
- Round Rock ISD
- Pflugerville ISD
- Hutto ISD
- Hays ISD
Other winter weather operations are underway in Travis and Williamson counties.