The initial project, which ran from U.S. 75 over to Interstate 35E, was a $2.6 billion project that took four-plus years to build from the spring of 2011 to December 2015. The TEXpress lanes feature a variable toll rate that depends on how much traffic is on the road.

In Grapevine, police said Highway 114 is shut down due to a multiple-vehicle crash involving semis.

Temperatures will rise above freezing later this morning or early afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Dallas, Denton, Plano, and Lewisville ISDs were among the first major North Texas school districts to announce that all schools in their districts will be closed on Thursday due to the ongoing dangerous cold and icy conditions.

Flu season isn’t over yet in North Texas, despite what looked like a momentary drop in some flu-related metrics after the new year, health officials say This year’s wave of flu infections seems to be matching last year’s — a “pretty bad season,

North Texas has 52 transfers on its spring roster for new coach Neal Brown, a significant turnover for the Mean Green after they won a school-record 12 games and finished the season in the AP Top 25 for the first time.

Freezing fog that could deposit a light ice accumulation on roads is in the forecast for Tuesday night. Many schools will stay closed Wednesday.

Weather-related closures left Carter BloodCare 4,000 units of blood and blood components short of what it needs.