City, Fort Bend County Offices Closed To Honor MLK Jr.

FORT BEND COUNTY, TX — City and county offices in Fort Bend County will be closed on Monday to celebrate the birthday of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The observance of the slain civil rights leader’s birthday as a national holiday was signed into law in 1983, but wasn’t officially observed by most states until 1991.

Schools and school district offices will also be closed.

Local offices that will be closed include

• Fort Bend County Offices and Courts
• City of Sugar Land
• City of Richmond
• City of Rosenberg
• City of Stafford
• City of Missouri City
• City of Fulshear
• City of Katy

Federal offices will also be closed, although some already are due to the partial government shutdown. Mail service will not be in operation. Trash collection will vary per community.

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Image: Keith Andrews visits the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the day that honors him on January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Martin Luther King day is a national holiday that observes the birthday of the civil rights icon and is a way to remember all that he accomplished. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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