For weeks, winter weather has evaded North Texas. Temperatures have regularly been 10 to 20 degrees above normal. At least six new daily heat records were set. And each time a cold front has moved in, it hasn’t lasted long before warm conditions returned.

Texas is getting another round of winter weather, and low temperatures risk icy conditions. Check live road closures and tips for driving safely.

After record-breaking heat during Christmas across much of Texas, conditions have turned much colder during the final days of 2025.

With La Niña in place, snow is even less likely in South Texas this year, but history shows significant winter storms still occur from time to time.

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A burst of frigid air has already crossed the northern-most border of Texas, blanking towns in the Texas Panhandle with inches of snow amid a winter weather advisory Thursday night through Friday afternoon.