Warming Stations in Ellis County:
- Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM): Warming Centers – TDEM (texas.gov) – Map of locations in Texas with warming centers
- Ennis Area - Bluebonnet Call Center - Ennis CARES Program – Call and leave a message, they will call you back.
(Overnight Shelter to those without heat or electricity in extreme cold)
972-695-3524
- Ennis Area – First United Methodist Church of Ennis-(Bring own Bedding, Blankets, Pillows, Snacks, Water & NO Pets)
300 North Sherman St, Ennis TX 75119
972-875-7491
- Ennis Area – The Avenue Church-Ennis Campus (Warming Center only & No Pets)
2300 West Ennis Avenue, Ennis TX 75119
972-937-5301
- Ferris Areas – First Baptist Church – Please note, this is available to anyone in the community and COVID social distancing and mask protocols are mandatory. There is simply no guarantee that power will remain available with the rolling blackouts, but they graciously allowed the facility to be utilized.
304 W 5th Street, Ferris, TX 75125
972-544-2225
- Ovilla/Red Oak Areas – Grace Church of Ovilla-(Bring own Bedding, Blankets, Pillows, Snacks, Water & NO Pets)
519 South Westmoreland Road, Red Oak, TX 75154
972-617-7262 Ext. 140
- Midlothian Area – Midlothian Conference Center-(Bring own Bedding, Blankets, Pillows, Snacks, Water & NO Pets)
https://www.facebook.com/cityofmidlothiantx/
1 Community Circle, Midlothian, TX 76065
972-775-3333
- Red Oak Area – Old Red Oak Junior High School-(Bring own Bedding, Blankets, Pillows, Snacks, Water & NO Pets)
200 Live Oak St, Red Oak TX 75154
972-775-3333
- Italy Area – First Baptist Church of Italy-(Bring own Bedding, Blankets, Pillows, Snacks, Water & NO Pets)
102 Clark Street, Italy, TX 76651
972-483-6302
- Italy Area – Mount Gilead Baptist Church-(Bring own Bedding, Blankets, Pillows, Snacks, Water & NO Pets)
106 Harris Street, Italy, TX 76651
972-483-6888
- Waxahachie Area – The Avenue Church - Waxahachie Campus (Warming Center only & No Pets)
1761 North Highway 77, Waxahachie, TX 75165
972-937-5301
ERCOT encourages customers without power for longer than 45 mins to call or text at:
Call 888-313-4747 or Text “Out” to 66267