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For the Christmas holiday Dec. 24-26, City services and facilities will operate according to the following holiday schedule:

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will follow a modified schedule on Thursday, Dec. 25 as well as next week on Thursday, Jan. 1. There are no service changes for Dec. 24 or Dec. 31. 

The January 2026 print edition of Richardson Today is expected to hit mailboxes next week, packed with information about New City Hall, the Healthier Texas Community Challenge, the upcoming State of the City Address, a wrap up of holiday events in Richardson, and more. 

Due to the upcoming New Year’s holiday, there will be no City Council work session or meeting Dec. 29. The Council will next meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5.      

Tennis players ages 5-16 or all skill levels are invited to the Huffhines Tennis Center’s Winter Break Tennis Camp. If there is bad weather, the camp will be held inside the Huffhines Recreation Center gymnasium. 

Northbound and southbound Floyd Road between Campbell Road and Lawnmeadow Drive may be narrowed to traffic and the right turn lane of westbound Campbell onto northbound Floyd may be closed to traffic from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. so fiber optic installation work can take place. The work is expected to take place through late April, weather permitting.

Executive Drive West just south of Security Row may be down to one lane, with flaggers present to alternate the movement of traffic, from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. so utility work can take place. The work is expected to take place through late February, weather permitting.

Richardson’s Santa’s Village begins its final weekend of the 2025 holiday season tonight at Huffhines Park, 1500 Apollo Rd., continuing through Sunday. The annual free event includes time-treasured “dwellings” along with interactive activities in each; free photos with Santa; live entertainment; concessions for sale, and free parking.