{"id":462275,"date":"2026-10-10T16:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/462275\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T16:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:18:07","slug":"dallas-offices-close-for-indigenous-peoples-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/462275\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Offices Close For Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas City Hall will close Monday, October 12, for what the city calls \u201cIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day,\u201d leaving Columbus Day out of its closure announcement<\/a> as President Donald Trump honors the explorer.<\/p>\n

Columbus Day remains the official federal holiday. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management lists Monday, October 12, as Columbus Day on its 2026 federal holiday schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dallas adopted its designation in 2019<\/p>\n

Dallas City Council adopted a resolution<\/a> October 8, 2019, declaring the second Monday in October Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n

The resolution states that \u201crecognizing Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day instead of Columbus Day will better reflect Dallas\u2019 values of being welcoming and tolerant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas\u2019 official 2026 calendar<\/a> lists October 12 under that designation. The city\u2019s October 7 closure announcement also uses Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day without mentioning Columbus Day.<\/p>\n

Trump honors Columbus<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s October 7 proclamation<\/a> explicitly designates October 12, 2026, as Columbus Day and directs the display of American flags on all public buildings to honor Columbus and those who contributed to building the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are forever indebted to his courageous voyage, and we will never allow his legacy to be erased by radical extremists,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

As previously reported<\/a> by The Dallas Express, Trump\u2019s 2025 proclamation also honored Columbus and called for flags on public buildings. Earlier DX reporting examined<\/a> Columbus\u2019 historical legacy and efforts to replace Columbus Day.<\/p>\n

City facilities close Monday<\/p>\n

City offices, Dallas Municipal Court, library branches, recreation centers and Park and Recreation maintenance facilities will close Monday. Library digital services will remain available.<\/p>\n

The Office of Arts and Culture will close its administrative offices and cultural centers Monday, except for the Latino Cultural Center, which will close Tuesday, October 13, instead.<\/p>\n

Dallas Water Utilities will close its administrative and customer service offices. Residents can report emergency water problems through 311.<\/p>\n

Trash pickup and essential services continue<\/p>\n

Garbage, recycling, and brush and bulky-item collections will continue on their regular schedules. The McCommas Bluff Landfill and transfer stations will maintain regular residential self-service disposal hours.<\/p>\n

Dallas Animal Services will keep its shelter open during normal business hours, and animal services officers will continue responding to requests through 311.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s 311 representatives will remain available. Residents can also submit non-emergency service requests through the online portal or mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dallas City Hall will close Monday, October 12, for what the city calls \u201cIndigenous Peoples\u2019 Day,\u201d leaving Columbus…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462276,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[157860,5902,4558,102,47611,106,104,157861,103,67773,157862,57567,145,157863,4555,5692],"class_list":["post-462275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-city-closures","tag-city-of-dallas","tag-columbus-day","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-animal-services","tag-dallas-city-hall","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-municipal-court","tag-dallas-news","tag-dallas-public-library","tag-dallas-sanitation","tag-dallas-water-utilities","tag-donald-trump","tag-federal-holidays","tag-indigenous-peoples-day","tag-local-government"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462275","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=462275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462275\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}