Warming centers open to provide relief from the brutal cold in DFW Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center has opened as a warming center in Dallas.
Courtesy photo As Dallas-Fort Worth residents continue to grapple with power outages and brave brutally cold temperatures, many city buildings, churches, and nonprofits are opening their doors as warming shelters. Here is a running list of places where people can go to warm up, rest, and charge electronic devices. The list will be updated as more are announced.
Dallas The City of Dallas has a map of warming centers on its website.
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, at 650 S. Griffin St., is home to a warming center opened by the city of Dallas. It s located in Exhibit Hall A. Residents can enter on Canton Street (pass the guard shack and The Black Academy of Arts and Letters). Residents will be provided a chair and table. Water, coffee, and lights snacks will be available, but residents are advised to bring in meals
North Texas counties, cities, others open warming shelters for residents without power
Some of the warming shelters will be open 24 hours a day.
The Kay Bailey Hutchison convention center is Dallas was opened up Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 to give people without shelter a warm place to stay during the bitter sub-freezing temperatures predicted for the coming days. The City arranged for OurCalling to handle the preparation of the center, the intake and the around-the-clock operational management of the project, with funding for the opening of the Convention Center coming from the City of Dallas, and help provide by many other partner agencies.(Ali Hendricksen)
Cedar Hill City Facilities Closed On Feb. 15 due to Inclement Weather
Public Safety and Other Essential City Services to Continue
CEDAR HILL, TX, Feb. 14, 2021 – City of Cedar Hill facilities will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 due to inclement weather, including the Cedar Hill Government Center, the Alan E. Sims Recreation Center, the Tri-City Animal Shelter, and the Zula B. Wylie Public Library. All essential services, including Police, Fire, Streets, and Utilities, will continue operations. City services for most departments are available online at cedarhilltx.com/2650/City-Services-Online.
In case of a public safety emergency, call 911. The Cedar Hill Police Department non-emergency line is (972) 291-5181.