Good evening, Texas. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
A significant winter storm continues producing icy conditions across Central and North Texas. In short, plan on periods of freezing rain Wednesday into the night.
Travel conditions remain dangerous, so expect areas of tree damage and power outages.
Temperatures will be warm enough Thursday morning that any leftover precipitation should be mainly rain.
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Today's Big Stories
A widespread winter storm is affecting almost the whole state of Texas. Spectrum News 1 has all of the information you need, from Dallas and North Texas, to San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley, to the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
2. Thousands of Austin Energy customers without power Wednesday
Austin Energy, as of 5:16 p.m. Wednesday, reported 839 active power outages with 160,421 customers affected. That means a little less than 30% of customers were without power Wednesday afternoon. The outages were attributed to downed power lines caused by trees and branches that succumbed to ice.
The majority of the outages appeared to be west of Interstate 35.
3. At Tyre Nichols' funeral, VP Harris, Rev. Sharpton call for Congress to pass police reform
Tyre Nichols was laid to rest Wednesday in a ceremony held at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by police after a traffic stop in early January.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, delivered the eulogy Wednesday, and invited Vice President Kamala Harris onstage for a surprise address.
4. Texas schools to close due to severe weather
As freeze warnings come in across Texas, many schools have announced closures due to the weather.
Your Notes for Tomorrow
Thursday, February 2
- Groundhog Day
- National Prayer Breakfast
- DNC Winter Meeting Begins
- President Biden marks 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
- Pro Bowl Games Skills Competition begins
- Astronauts perform spacewalk from ISS
In Case You Missed It 
Updated H-E-B winter storm hours
It looks like the winter storm that has gripped much of Texas will stick around for at least another 24 hours. H-E-B is adjusting Wednesday and Thursday hours at some of its locations as roadways remain dicey.
All H-E-B stores and hours remain the same as usual unless listed.