During this week's cold snap and winter storm, animal protection agencies in our area have been working non-stop to keep pets safe. Sadly, they've gotten many calls about people leaving their animals out in the elements.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Officers and emergency staff across Central Texas said they’ve been responding to dozens of crashes since early Tuesday morning. As snow and ice accumulated on roads, ice thickened and created slick and dangerous conditions.

Light snow and sleet began falling in Central Texas Monday evening, creating scenes of a winter wonderland in and around Austin.

Much of Central Texas will be under a Winter Storm Warning starting Monday at 6 p.m. AUSTIN, Texas - Much of Central Texas is bracing for bitter cold Monday and Tuesday after arctic air arrived Saturday. The Hill Country will be under a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 and lasting until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.

AUSTIN, Texas — A nationwide phone outage impacted businesses across the Austin area. RingCentral, a California cloud-based communications platform that provides companies with phone and messaging tools, confirmed the outage Wednesday afternoon.

Viewer-submitted video above shows snow coming down in Giddings, Texas Monday night. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Light snow and sleet began falling in Central Texas Monday evening, creating scenes of a winter wonderland in and around Austin,

Sakara Wellness offers a range of guided therapy services designed to address unique needs of individual clients, including things like managing stress, improving sleep, reducing anxiety and pain management.

Businesses, organizations and government entities across Central Texas are making operational changes due to the arctic blast hitting the region.

Below, you will find a generalized map of how much snow fell, and also a list of all of the accumulation reports by county. These numbers include the total accumulation of snow, sleet and graupel. It wasn't all fluffy snowflakes and was instead a mixed bag of wintry precipitation.

If it warms up enough during the day Tuesday, it’s possible for some of that accumulated snow and ice to melt, but snow or ice that sticks around Tuesday will refreeze Wednesday night, when temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s or teens, Platt said.

Cold also causes the connective tissue, including the ligaments and tendons, to become stiffer, Rahmani said. And when it is cold, often we don't move around as much, further increasing the stiffness.

AUSTIN (KXAN)— Officers and emergency staff across Central Texas said they’ve been responding to dozens of crashes since early Tuesday morning. As snow and ice accumulated on roads, ice thickened and created slick and dangerous conditions.