Richardson is preparing warming centers and storm responses ahead of severe winter weather that is expected to hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area Friday, according to the city’s website.

A strong Arctic cold front will be moving into the metroplex early Friday, bringing sleet and other precipitation that could last until Sunday.

What you need to know: Three 24-hour warming centers are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. Jan. 23 for any residents who lose power or need temporary shelter.

The warming centers will be located in the lobbies of three buildings:

• Richardson Police Department Administration Building, 200 N. Greenville Ave., Richardson
• Richardson Fire Department Station 3, 500 W. Lookout Drive, Richardson
• Richardson Fire Department Station 6, 3591 Park Vista Road, Richardson

Royal Roastery is set to open in February in Richardson, the third and largest location of the New Orleans-based dessert shop.

The store will roast around 80 different kinds of nuts in-house, as well as serving up sweets like cheesecake, baklava, Turkish delight, crepes, ice cream and coffee.

• Opening February
• 1055 S Sherman Street, Richardson

District Chief Financial Officer Courtney Reeves presented a “first look” at the upcoming budget during a Jan. 20 board of trustees meeting.

The big picture: Initial projections expect PISD to have $527.3 million in revenue against $571.05 in expenditures in FY 2026-27.

District staff is anticipating increased local property tax revenue due to property value increases, but the net revenue projection for FY 2026-27 is still down by $7.23 million from the year prior. That is largely due to projected enrollment decline, along with a one-time sale of property from closed campuses that occurred in FY 2025-26, Reeves said.

Diving in deeper: District enrollment has decreased every year since peaking at 55,659 in the 2011-12 school year. PISD enrollment as of October was 43,838 and is expected to drop to 41,830 next year, according to initial projections.

A far-reaching winter storm is expected to bring below-freezing temperatures, wintry precipitation and “dangerous ice” to Texas beginning Jan. 23, according to the National Weather Service. As residents brace for days of potentially hazardous conditions, state leaders said Jan. 22 that the Texas power grid “has never been stronger” and will withstand the storm.

What's happening: Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 134 of Texas’ 254 counties, telling reporters that the northern two-thirds of the state—from San Antonio to the Panhandle—will be impacted by the storm.

Officials said they do not expect a repeat of the widespread power outages that occurred during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, emphasizing that changes have been made in recent years to harden the grid against extreme weather. The governor said some Texans could see “local, isolated” outages due to fallen tree branches or ice on power lines.

"The severity of it is not quite as great... as Winter Storm Uri," Abbott said. "That said, people would be making a mistake if they don't take it serious."