{
  "id": "2024-01-16-texas-southern-university-inclement-weather-closure",
  "slug": "texas-southern-university-inclement-weather-closure-2024-01-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Texas Southern University",
    "shortName": "TSU",
    "state": "TX",
    "type": "hbcu",
    "alertSystemName": "LiveSafe / official X",
    "enrollment": 7500
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-16",
    "endDate": "2024-01-18",
    "type": "winter-storm",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "TSU closed Jan 16 then remote Jan 17 for weather (2024)",
    "headlinePublic": "TSU closed Jan 16 then remote Jan 17 for weather (2024)",
    "summary": "Texas Southern University [closed January 16, 2024](https://x.com/TexasSouthern/status/1747046866561253843) for inclement weather, then [operated remotely January 17](https://x.com/TexasSouthern/status/1747498806663360592) before resuming normal operations January 18.",
    "outcome": "One full closure day plus planned remote day; essential services maintained."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2024-01-16",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "TSU  will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to inclement weather. Classes are canceled and offices are closed for the day. We expect to operate remotely on Wednesday, Jan. 17, & to resume normal operations on Thursday, Jan. 18. Essential services will be maintained.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TexasSouthern/status/1747046866561253843",
      "sourceDescription": "TSU official X January 2024 weather closure",
      "characterCount": 263,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official institutional X account."
      ]
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "2024-01-17",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "TSU will operate remotely on Wednesday, January 17. All classes will be remote. All offices will be open remotely. We will resume normal operations on Thursday, January 18.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TexasSouthern/status/1747498806663360592",
      "sourceDescription": "TSU official X Jan 17 remote operations update",
      "characterCount": 172,
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim from official institutional X account (wider b172)."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "context": "HBCU residual (wider b152). Official Texas Southern X winter-weather closure notice.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Confirmed-verbatim HBCU weather closure with staged remote reopen plan."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "TSU January 2024 weather closure",
      "url": "https://x.com/TexasSouthern/status/1747046866561253843",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    },
    {
      "title": "TSU Jan 17 remote ops",
      "url": "https://x.com/TexasSouthern/status/1747498806663360592",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-26"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "hbcu",
    "texas",
    "winter-storm",
    "wider-reach"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-26",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-26",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}