City of Victoria Texas Logo with Link to homepage
Search
News Flash Home
The original item was published from 12/30/2025 3:04:00 PM to 12/30/2025 3:07:18 PM.

News Flash

News Releases

Posted on: December 16, 2025

[ARCHIVED] City of Victoria closures for Christmas, New Year’s Day

Sign reading

All nonemergency City of Victoria offices will close Wednesday, Dec. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas.

Offices also will close Thursday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day.

VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Victoria Public Library will close Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1. The library will close early at 5 p.m. Dec. 31.

TRASH, RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE

Recycling and yard waste pickups scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 24, will continue as normally scheduled.

Garbage pickups scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 25, will be collected Wednesday, Dec. 24.

Recycling and yard waste pickups scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 25, will be collected Saturday, Dec. 27.

Garbage pickups scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 1, will be collected Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Recycling and yard waste pickups scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 1, will be collected Saturday, Jan. 3.

Yard waste will not be collected Dec. 29-Jan. 2 to accommodate extra garbage collection services.

EXTRA GARBAGE COLLECTION

Residents who have extra garbage from the holiday season that does not fit into the provided bin may place the excess garbage in standard trash cans or in plastic trash bags. The excess garbage will be picked up on regularly scheduled garbage collection days Dec. 29-Jan. 2.

After this courtesy pickup time, all trash must again be placed inside the city-provided trash bins, and the lid must be able to close. Residents should not place the additional cans and bags within 5 feet of the gray city-provided bin. All trash and garbage must be at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. 

CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION

Live Christmas trees will be collected on residents’ regularly designated yard waste collection days beginning Monday, Jan. 5. Stands, lights, ornaments and other artificial materials must be removed from the tree. Artificial and flocked trees will not be accepted as yard waste. 

LANDFILL AND COMPOST SITE

The landfill and the compost site will close Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE

Riverside Golf Course will close early at 3 p.m. Dec. 24. Tee times will stop at 10:50 a.m.

The course will close all day Dec. 25.

The practice course will close Dec. 30-31 while the City prepares for the New Year's Eve Blast Off in Riverside park.

The course will be open Jan. 1.

SERVICE

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24

THURSDAY, DEC. 25

THURSDAY, JAN. 1

City offices

Closed

Closed

Closed

Library

Closed

Closed

Closed

Trash

Trash pickup for residents normally scheduled Thursday 

No pickups; trash collected Wednesday, Dec. 24

No pickups; trash collected Wednesday, Dec. 31

Recycling/ yard waste

Normal pickup schedule

No pickups; recycling and yard waste collected Saturday, Dec. 27

No pickups; recycling and yard waste collected Saturday, Jan. 3

Landfill

Open

Closed

Closed

Compost site

Open

Closed

Closed

Riverside Golf Course

Open; closes at 3 p.m. (tee times stop at 10:50 a.m.)

Closed

Open

Facebook Twitter Email

Other News in News Releases

021026_pshq

New Public Safety Headquarters now open to the public

Posted on: February 17, 2026 | Last Modified on: February 17, 2026
012026_hybriclass

VFD finds new way to create firefighters

Posted on: February 3, 2026
City of Victoria Municipal Court building

City Council approves new budget, tax rate

Posted on: September 16, 2025
Government Websites by CivicPlus®
Arrow Left Arrow Right
Slideshow Left Arrow Slideshow Right Arrow