Tom Thumb and Albertsons stores in North Texas opened as normal but will close early at 7 p.m. Thursday, according to a spokesperson. Also, stores are slated to open at 9 a.m., later than usual but will close at the normal 11 p.m. time.

As Texas prepared for severe winter weather, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday in the state's power grid. Frigid temperatures -- along with snow, sleet and freezing rain -- were expected to make their way into Texas midweek,

Moisture and a mix of precipitation should start to move into the metroplex from the southwest starting in the morning to the mid-morning hours.

The winter storm is beginning to get underway in the western half of Texas this morning, where it's producing a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain, as depicted in the radar snapshot below. This wintry weather will only become more widespread through the day as it heads east toward northern Texas,