City of Brenham Updates and Closures for Winter Weather

Closures

Update 1-26-2026 - 5:00 pm - All City of Brenham facilities will be open during regular business hours tomorrow, January 27, 2026.

Due to the forecasted winter weather advisory, the following City offices will be closed on Monday, January 26, 2026:

Pet Adoption & Animal Services
Blue Bell Aquatic Center
Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library
Brenham & Washington County, Texas Visitor Center and The Barnhill Center
BVR Cancels Routes and Closes Collection Station for Monday - See details below.

City Hall will be open during regular business hours, 8 am to 5 pm. We appreciate your understanding of the change in hours to ensure the safety of our employees and citizens.

BVR Cancels Routes and Closes Collection Station for Monday, January 26, 2026

Due to current conditions, BVR Waste & Recycling has cancelled all sanitation and recycling routes for Monday, January 26, and the Collection Station will be closed for the day.

BVR will reevaluate conditions tomorrow and determine the service schedule for Tuesday, January 27.

All residential sanitation and recycling routes will operate on a one-day delay for the remainder of the week:

Monday customers → serviced Tuesday
Tuesday customers → serviced Wednesday
Wednesday customers → serviced Thursday
Thursday customers → serviced Friday
Friday customers → serviced Saturday

Commercial Routes

Commercial routes normally serviced on Monday will be worked into the schedule early in the week as conditions allow.

Residents are asked to leave carts out on their regularly scheduled service day, as crews will service routes as safely and efficiently as possible once operations resume. Updates will be shared as additional information becomes available.

For more information, please contact the City at 979-337-7200

Update 2026-01-26 - 1:00 pm - Winter Weather Roadway Update

The heaviest precipitation has moved out of our area. Our main concern now is very cold temperatures and wind chills, along with refreezing on bridges and overpasses, which may create slick and hazardous road conditions, especially overnight and into Monday morning.

Road Conditions

County Road & Bridge crews are actively clearing downed trees and maintaining access to emergency facilities
Bridges and elevated roadways may thaw briefly and then refreeze quickly — please use caution

Public Safety

Sheriff’s Office reports extremely slick roadways countywide
EMS and emergency services remain operational

Power & Utilities

At peak, over 1,000 customers were without power
Power has been restored to nearly all customers, with only limited outages remaining
All critical infrastructure, including hospitals and public safety facilities, is operational
For any inquiries regarding a warming center, please contact Faith Mission at 979-277-7330

Emergency Operations

The Emergency Operations Center remains at Level 3 – Increased Readiness
County officials continue coordinating closely with local, state, and community partners

Safety Reminder

Please stay off the roads unless travel is absolutely necessary.
Continue taking cold-weather precautions and check on neighbors who may need assistance.

If you observe hazardous roadway conditions, please contact Washington County Dispatch at (979) 277-7373. For City of Brenham residents, please call 979-337-7200.

We’ll continue to monitor conditions and share updates as needed. Thank you for helping keep Washington County safe.

Update 2026-01-25 - 11:00 am - Warming Center

Faith Mission, the volunteer disaster agency for the City of Brenham and Washington County, will be providing warming center services. If you have an immediate emergency call 911. For inquires about the warming center call 979-277-7330.

How you can help Faith Mission:

Donate - every dollar provides critical aid to those in need.
Volunteer - Be a part of the recovery efforts on the ground.
Share - spread the word and raise awareness in your community.

faithmission.us

Update 2026-01-25 - 8:00 am - Winter Weather Roadway Update

No new updates. Temps remain freezing, so DRIP, DRIP those faucets. We will update again after 10 a.m. National Weather Service call.

Update 2026-01-25 - 5:45 a.m. - Icy conditions are developing across Washington County as freezing temperatures combine with rain, sleet, and freezing rain. Bridges and overpasses are especially hazardous, and conditions are expected to worsen as traffic increases this morning.

Please stay off roadways unless absolutely necessary.

Limiting travel helps reduce accidents and allows emergency crews to respond more quickly where needed.

City of Brenham residents, call 979-337-7200 for questions, concerns, or to report road issues.

We will continue to monitor conditions and share updates as they become available. Stay safe and warm.

Update 2026-01-24 - Noon - Washington County Office of Emergency Management and the City of Brenham participated in a Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) State Preparedness Call to review conditions related to the ongoing winter weather event.

At this time, our area has experienced minimal local impacts, and county operations remain normal. However, colder temperatures are expected later today and overnight, with below-freezing conditions anticipated through Monday.

Washington County OEM and the City of Brenham remain in an Increased Readiness posture and are actively monitoring:

State and TDEM guidance
National Weather Service forecasts
Local roadway and emergency services activity

We will continue to coordinate with our state and local partners and will share additional updates with the public if conditions change.

Please prepare now:

Avoid unnecessary travel during icy conditions
Charge devices and have flashlights and extra batteries ready
Check on neighbors, especially seniors or those with medical needs
Keep pets indoors and protect exposed pipes

Roadway concerns:

If you observe hazardous roadway conditions, please contact Washington County Dispatch at (979) 277-7373.

For City of Brenham residents, call 979-337-7200.

Please continue to monitor official county and city communication channels and take appropriate cold-weather precautions. Stay safe and stay informed.

Update 2026-01-23 - Winter Weather Preparedness Update – City of Brenham and Washington County

We are closely monitoring the approaching winter weather expected this weekend. Based on current forecasts, our area could see light ice accumulation along with wind gusts, which may create hazardous road conditions and the potential for power outages.

A proactive step has been taken:

County Judge John Durrenberger signed a Declaration of Local State of Disaster related to the approaching winter storm.

What’s happening now:

County, City, and community partners are continuing to monitor weather updates, track local conditions, and assess potential community impacts-working together throughout the event
The Washington County Road & Bridge Department is placing icing rock material on all Washington County-maintained bridge structures to counteract the potential for ice formation
Road & Bridge teams are on standby in the event additional material is needed or if trees and limbs fall due to ice accumulation
Utility crews are staffing additional crews and staging resources to respond quickly
City departments are prepped and have additional crews staged
First responders and dispatch are preparing for increased call volume and weather response
If warming centers or additional community resources become necessary, that information will be shared promptly

Please prepare now:

Avoid unnecessary travel during icy conditions
Charge devices and have flashlights/batteries ready
Check on neighbors, especially seniors or those with medical needs
Keep pets indoors and protect exposed pipes

Roadway concerns:

Please contact Washington County Dispatch at (979) 277-7373 if you observe hazardous roadway conditions.

For City of Brenham residents, call 979-337-7200.

We’ll continue to share updates as conditions change. Please stay safe and avoid unnecessary travel during the upcoming winter storm. Thank you to all our first responders, utilities, road crews, and community partners for working together to keep Washington County safe.

Update 2026-01-22 - Due to the forecasted winter weather advisory the following City offices will be closed Saturday, January 24, 2026:

There is a potential for delayed openings on Monday, January 26, 2025. Updates will be posted on this page as well as the City’s Facebook page.

We appreciate your understanding of the change in hours to allow for the safety of our employees and our citizens!

For questions or additional information, please call the City of Brenham at 979-337-7200.

Update 2026-01-21 - With colder weather upon us and a freeze in the forecast for this weekend, the City of Brenham is preparing staff and equipment. Stay tuned for more details as we continue to watch the forecast.

This is just a reminder to prepare your pipes, plants, and pets. Also, be sure to pick up those medication refills before Friday.

DPS Offers Winter Weather Safety Reminders

Updates will be provided on the City of Brenham Facebook page as well as here.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact City Hall at 979-337-7400.

Post 01-19-2026 - We are monitoring a possible arctic front with our state and local weather partners that may affect our area this weekend.

Over the last 24-hrs global models show a strong arctic front will cross the state late Friday into early Saturday. Timing is still in question and may move up some as this will be a cold shallow dense arctic air mass…and they tend to arrive earlier than indicated. It is likely we won’t have a better idea on timing for a couple of days.

Travel across a large portion of Texas will become difficult as early as late Friday evening and potentially into the weekend.

Stay tuned. Now is the time to start preparing and be weather aware.