Galveston: Bitter cold temperatures prompt concerns | khou.com | Houston News, Local News, Breaking News, Weather | Neighborhood News

GALVESTON—School districts announced closings, hardware stores saw a run on space heaters and pipe insulation, and state highway officials repeatedly tried to put down rumors that the Galveston Causeway would be closed as a line of freezing precipitation approached Galveston County bringing one of the coldest stretches locals have faced since 2004.