City offices will close for Thanksgiving holiday
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 by Beth Bond
City business will slow this week while Austin administrative offices and other municipal facilities close Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29, in observance of Thanksgiving. For full details, click here. For questions about city services or information, call 3-1-1. You can also submit service requests from the Austin 3-1-1 mobile app.
Austin Resource Recovery
Trash, recycling and composting collections for Thursday and Friday will slide forward one day. Thursday collections will be picked up on Friday, and Friday collections will be picked up on Saturday.
Austin Public Health
Environmental Health Services at the Rutherford Lane Campus, Office of Vital Records, all WIC and Shots for Tots clinics, and Neighbor Centers will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Parks and Recreation Facilities
Austin Parks and Recreation offices, museums and cultural centers, recreation centers and senior centers will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, and remain closed Thursday and Friday. Zilker Botanical Gardens and Austin Nature & Science Center will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday and remain closed through Thursday. Austin Nature & Science Center will remain closed on Friday. Zilker Botanical Gardens will reopen on Friday. Tennis Centers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day only. On Thanksgiving Day, final Golf ATX course reservations will be issued at 12 p.m. Visit AustinTexas.gov/Department/Golf-ATX for complete facility information. All Aquatic Facilities will be closed on Thanksgiving Day except Barton Springs Pool, which will operate unguarded.
Austin Municipal Court
All Austin Municipal Court locations will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Austin Public Library
All Austin Public Library locations will be closed Thursday and Friday.
Austin Animal Center
The Austin Animal Center will be closed Thursday and Friday. Normal hours resume on Saturday, Nov. 30.
City of Austin Utilities
The City of Austin Utilities Customer Care Call Center will be closed Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 1. Additionally, all City of Austin Utility Customer Service Centers will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Customers can make utility payments at coautilities.com or by calling 1-833-375-4919 for a Quick Payment. To report a power outage, text OUT to 287846, visit outagemap.austinenergy.com or call 512-322-9100.
Austin Water
Administration offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, but the 24-Hour Customer Service Contact Center at (512) 972-1000 will be available.
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