An early-season cold blast has pushed deep into Texas, triggering freeze warnings and hard-freeze alerts from Central Texas through the Houston metro and into portions of Southeast Texas.
The National Weather Service expects temperatures to fall to near or below freezing in many areas, marking the first freeze of the season for parts of the state and raising concerns about both infrastructure and road safety.
Texas Cities Explicitly Named in Freeze Warnings
Sources: mysanantonio.com, govonestop.com
Additional Major Cities Within Freeze-Warning Counties
In and around Houston, a freeze warning from midnight to 9 a.m. Monday calls for lows ranging from the mid-20s north of the city to the mid-30s near the coast.
Further west, counties near San Antonio, including DeWitt, Fayette, and Lavaca, are under similar alerts, with lows expected between 28°F and 32°F, described by local meteorologists as the first widespread freeze of the season for that region.
A broader outlook notes freeze warnings across parts of southeast Texas and neighboring Gulf states, with the NWS warning of subfreezing temperatures and elevated frostbite and hypothermia risk for anyone exposed without adequate protection.
While much of the public conversation focuses on protecting “people, pets, plants, and pipes,” the same cold air mass quietly creates a much more immediate hazard: black ice on bridges, overpasses, and untreated roads. A key reason Texas roads become especially dangerous is that most networks outside the Panhandle are not systematically pre-treated or plowed for brief cold snaps, unlike in northern states where repeated winter events justify extensive de-icing operations and driver experience.
TxDOT’s own winter-weather guidance underscores the seriousness of the issue. The agency notes that “winter weather creates unpredictable and dangerous driving conditions” and explicitly states that it “strongly advises you to stay off the roads” when snow and ice are present.
When travel is unavoidable, TxDOT directs motorists to…
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The post “These 17 Texas Cities Are Under Freeze Warnings as Temperatures Drop Statewide” by Maria Valencia was published on 12/15/2025 by www.travelinglifestyle.net