Local, County Offices To Observe Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday

Staff Report

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a holiday in numerous cities and states beginning in 1971 until it was enacted at the federal level by legislation signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.

In 1964, King won the Noble Peace Prize for his “combating racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.”

According to nobelprize.org, at the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize; when notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated on January 21, 2019. 

Take a look at the modern Civil Rights Movement compared to the past with a Senior Fellow, Jason Riley, at the Manhattan Institute.

“After remarking on the disproportionately high inner-city crime rates, King told a black congregation in St. Louis that ‘We’ve got to do something about our moral standards. We know there are many things wrong in the white world, but there are many things wrong in the black world too. We can’t keep blaming the white man. There are things we must do for ourselves.”

Here is the upcoming schedule residents can expect for their local governments in Hays County. 

Hays County 

All Hays County offices will be closed Monday, January 21, to observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Offices will reopen at their regular times on Tuesday, January 22.

Commissioners Court will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos. The public is invited to attend.

San Marcos

City of San Marcos offices, including City Hall, Library, Activity Center, Animal Shelter, Discovery Center, San Marcos Municipal Court, and Utility Offices, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday.

Texas Disposal Systems will operate its usual Monday trash and recycling collection routes. San Marcos City offices will reopen Tuesday at their normal business hours.

Buda

All city offices, including the Buda Public Library, will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019,in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.