{"id":126446,"date":"2026-01-17T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126446\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T00:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T00:00:10","slug":"heres-which-corpus-christi-offices-are-open-closed-for-mlk-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/126446\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s which Corpus Christi offices are open, closed for MLK Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many of the city of Corpus Christi&#8217;s nonessential offices will be closed Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All offices will reopen Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Join in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/heres-2026-mlk-march-start-153553927.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here&#039;s when the 2026 MLK march will start in Corpus Christi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s when the 2026 MLK march will start in Corpus Christi<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The city departments that will be closed are:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After-Hour Kid Power Program Office<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emergency and essential services such as police, fire and the airport will remain open and maintain normal operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The utilities business office will be closed, but customers may make utility bill payments online on <a href=\"http:\/\/corpuschristitx.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:corpuschristitx.gov;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">corpuschristitx.gov<\/a>, at H-E-B locations or by calling 361-885-0751.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">These are the schedules for other city departments:<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Sam Rankin Street entrance to Corpus Christi City Hall on Aug. 2, 2024, in Texas.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/34888de66bbcd9418c93c0f3d331e3f7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Sam Rankin Street entrance to Corpus Christi City Hall on Aug. 2, 2024, in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Parks and Recreation<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lozano Golf Center: Open 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oso Beach Golf Course: Open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Al Kruse and H-E-B tennis centers: Open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Collier Pool: Open 6 to 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lap swim, and 4 to 6 p.m. for open swim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Corpus Christi Natatorium: Open 6 to 8 p.m. for lap swim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve &amp; Learning Center: Walking trails and playground open daily from dawn to dusk. The Learning Center will be closed.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Know before attending: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/public-rules-corpus-christi-city-094023318.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here are the new public comment rules for Corpus Christi City Council;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here are the new public comment rules for Corpus Christi City Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Solid Waste Operations<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Garbage, recycling and brush will not be collected Jan. 19. Garbage and recycling will be collected Jan. 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The J.C. Elliott Collection Center &amp; Transfer station will be closed Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Cefe Valenzuela Landfill will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Oliva covers entertainment and community news in South Texas. Have a story idea? Contact him at john.oliva@caller.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offers.caller.com\/specialoffer?gps-source=CPTOPNAVBAR&amp;utm_campaign=specialoffer&amp;utm_medium=onsite&amp;utm_source=topnavbar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Consider supporting local journalism with a\u00a0subscription to the Caller-Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Consider supporting local journalism with a\u00a0subscription to the Caller-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caller.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/01\/16\/city-of-corpus-christi-office-closures-trash-schedule-for-martin-luther-king-jr-day\/88214361007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:City of Corpus Christi office closures, trash schedule for MLK Day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">City of Corpus Christi office closures, trash schedule for MLK Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many of the city of Corpus Christi&#8217;s nonessential offices will be closed Jan. 19 in observance of Martin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-126446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}