Cold

Brittany Wright enjoys the warmth inside  the Getsemani Center on Friday night, January 23, 2026.  With winter weather coming to Central Texas, the area’s homeless find shelter at warming centers in the area.    Photo by Andy Sharp.

Brittany Wright enjoys the warmth inside the Getsemani Center on Friday night, January 23, 2026. With winter weather coming to Central Texas, the area’s homeless find shelter at warming centers in the area. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Photos: Residents seek shelter with warming center

Nonprofits like Helping Hands of Georgetown, Navigation Services, First United Methodist Church and community volunteers — have opened a warming center at Getsemani Community Center, 412 East 19th Street, Georgetown, for those seeking shelter during the ongoing cold front.
Melvin Orsack waits for the warming shelter  to open at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025.   The shelter will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Photo by Andy Sharp

Melvin Orsack waits for the warming shelter to open at San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2025. The shelter will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Photo by Andy Sharp

Warming Shelters open in Wilco during cold snap

Georgetown's San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship warming shelter opened Wednesday, February 19 and will be open until 9 a.m. on Saturday to help while a cold front drops temperatures into the 20s and lower 30s.  In Taylor, a similar shelter opened in St.
The statue of Dan Moody, a Taylor native who was Texas governor from 1927-1931, was covered in raindrops  on the Williamson County Courthouse lawn on a cold, wet and misty  Thursday, January 9, 2025.   Photo by Andy Sharp.

The statue of Dan Moody, a Taylor native who was Texas governor from 1927-1931, was covered in raindrops on the Williamson County Courthouse lawn on a cold, wet and misty Thursday, January 9, 2025. Photo by Andy Sharp.

Rain, cold hit Georgetown

A cold week in Georgetown culminated with a rainy, cloudy Thursday, January 9.