• Originally published December 30, 2011 at 2:06 p.m., updated December 31, 2011 at 4:48 p.m.

The New Year's week schedule for governmental offices and other services in the Victoria area includes:

GARBAGE SCHEDULE

Automated garbage collection, yard waste and brush will be picked up as normally scheduled on Monday.

Live Christmas trees will be picked up as yard waste beginning Monday. Only live trees, no flocked trees, will be picked up, and the stand, all lights and decorations must be removed.

The Huvar Recycling Center is closed on Mondays. The landfill is closed Monday.

TEXAS ZOO

The zoo will be closed on Sunday.

CITY AND COUNTY OFFICES

All non-emergency city offices will be closed Monday. City Hall, the Victoria City-County Health Department and Victoria County offices will be closed Monday. The Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission will be closed through Monday. City, county and state emergency services will continue to operate. The Victoria Transit will be closed Sunday and Monday.

MUSEUMS

All museums will be closed Saturday through Monday.

LIBRARIES

The Victoria Public Library will be closed Sunday and Monday. The Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library will be closed through Monday.

STATE OFFICES

Workforce Solutions-Golden Crescent, Department of Public Safety driver's license office, Texas Department of Human Services, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will follow their normal schedule.

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

The post offices will be closed on Monday. There will be no mail deliveries.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Bank of America, First Victoria National Bank, Wells Fargo, Capitol One, Trust Texas Bank and American Bank will be closed Monday. IBC Bank will close at 3 p.m. Saturday and will reopen Tuesday. Prosperity Bank will be open Monday. First Convenience Bank will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.

SCHOOLS

All public and private schools will be closed through Monday, except St. Joseph High School, which resumes classes Monday.

HIGHER EDUCATION

The Victoria College campus and the University of Houston-Victoria campus will be closed through Sunday.

VICTORIA ADVOCATE

Customer service can be reached by phone from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

All other departments will have normal operating hours. To report news any time, call 361-574-1222.

Obituary deadline for Sunday and Monday is 2 p.m. Saturday.

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