With the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, trash pick-up will be affected, and cities will be closed on certain days. 

The overview: In Grapevine, trash services provided Dec. 25 will move to Dec. 26. On Jan. 1, services normally provided will shift to Jan. 2, and residents who normally receive trash services Jan. 2 will shift to Jan. 3.

In Colleyville, Dec. 25 trash services will shift to Dec. 26. Friday trash services Dec. 26 will shift to Dec. 27.

Southlake trash and recycling services will also be impacted, with Community Waste Disposal not collecting trash or recycling Dec. 25. Instead, those collections will move to Dec. 26, and collections Dec. 26 will shift to Dec. 27.

Southlake has new banking services at its first Cadence Bank location.

The details: This business is an FDIC-insured bank that offers personal and business services for customers seeking a checking or savings account or looking into loans.

Cadence Bank focuses on providing expert advice and a broad array of products and services to help customers reach their goals, according to its website.

Diving deeper: The bank opened its first location in Mississippi in 1876, according to its website. Its first Texas location opened in 2000, and it was acquired by Huntington Bancshares in October.

• 1000 E. SH 114, Southlake

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport are expecting a surge in holiday travel.

The details: Dallas Love Field is anticipating 440,000 travelers for its main airline, Southwest Airlines, during the holiday travel season, said Patrick Clarke, Love Field’s public information coordinator II.

DFW Airport expects nearly 5 million to fly through during the period between Dec. 18 and Jan. 6, according to a news release. DFW Airport officials expect a 3.2% increase in passengers this year compared to the same period last year.

A closer look: A road project on West Mockingbird Lane near Dallas Love Field may cause delays for travelers due to lane reductions and temporary closures, Clarke said.

Zooming in: The DFW Airport news release stated public transit could help speed up the drop-offs and pick-ups. Trinity Metro’s TEXRail, DART’s Orange Line, DART’s Silver Line and XTrinity Railway Express all have drop off points at the airport.

Skip the dishes this Christmas and enjoy these nine restaurants open Dec. 25 in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake. 

Colleyville 
1. Truva Mediterranean Bar & Grill 

• Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• 1205 Church St., Colleyville

• Open 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
• 5611 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 120, Colleyville

• Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• 5150 SH 121, Colleyville

• Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
• 1431 Plaza Place, Southlake

• Open noon-8 p.m.
• 1200 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake

• Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• 1200 E. SH 114, Southlake

• Open 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; 5-10 p.m.
• 215 E. Dallas Road, Grapevine

• Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
• 4025 William D. Tate Ave., Grapevine

• Open 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
• 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine

Central Texas counties could begin receiving up to $1.25 million each in state funding for flood warning sirens in the coming weeks and months, officials announced Dec. 16.

The overview: The funding comes less than six months after historic flooding hit parts of Central and West Texas over the July 4 weekend, killing at least 137 residents and visitors. During special legislative sessions this summer, state lawmakers approved requirements that 30 counties included in a July disaster declaration install flood warning systems with the help of $50 million in state grants.

Zooming in: Each county is expected to receive up to $1.25 million from the Texas Water Development Board. Counties seeking more money will need their requests approved by the three-member board.

Counties are required to submit detailed project plans to the TWDB and can use the grants to install physical infrastructure such as sirens, rain gauges, flood gauges and solar panels to power the warning systems. The money can also be used for local flood education, outreach and training programs, TWDB staff said.