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State of Texas Holidays & Observances

Comprehensive list Texas Official National and State Holidays and how they are observed

Texas State Day: December 29
Became the 28th State to join the Union that makes up our Nation.

Texas Independence Day:  March 2
Designated by the state of Texas to celebrate the day Texas became independent from Mexico

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Texas Official State Holidays 

The state of Texas list public holidays and special observances in their state statutes. The government also supplies annual calendars: State of Texas Official Calendar, which is very clear on which days are public days off of work, which are optional and which are recognition days. 

List of Texas Legal Public Holidays 

New Year's Day - January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - 3rd Monday in January

Confederate Heroes Day - January 19 

Presidents' Day - 3rd Monday in February

Texas Independence Day - March 2 

San Jacinto Day - April 21

Memorial Day - last Monday in May

Emancipation Day in Texas - June 19

Independence Day - July 4

Lyndon Baines Johnson Day - August 27

Labor Day - 1st Monday in September

Veterans' Day - November 11

Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November

Friday after Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day - December 25

Optionally

24th day of December; and the 26th day of December

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Good Friday 

 

 

State Statutes:  (Source with Universal Citation)

2022 Texas Statutes: Government Code: Title 6: Subtitle B: Chapter 662 - Holidays and Recognition Days, Weeks, and Months

Sec. 662.021. DATES OF HOLIDAYS. A legal holiday includes only the following days:

(1) a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and

(2) a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (6).

Sec. 662.003. DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF HOLIDAYS.

(a) A national holiday includes only the following days:

(1) the first day of January, "New Year's Day";

(2) the third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr., Day" in observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;

(3) the third Monday in February, "Presidents' Day";

(4) the last Monday in May, "Memorial Day";

(5) the fourth day of July, "Independence Day";

(6) the first Monday in September, "Labor Day";

(7) the 11th day of November, "Veterans Day," dedicated to the cause of world peace and to honoring the veterans of all wars in which Texans and other Americans have fought;

(8) the fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day"; and

(9) the 25th day of December, "Christmas Day."

(b) A state holiday includes only the following days:

(1) the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate heroes;

(2) the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day";

(3) the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";

(4) the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;

(5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson;

(6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;

(7) the 24th day of December; and

(8) the 26th day of December.

(c) An "optional holiday" includes only the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or Good Friday falls.


Subchapter C. Recognition Days


Subchapter D. Recognition Months


Subchapter E. Recognition Weeks

 

 

This article updated as of October 2023. While every attempt is made to be sure the information is accurate, we do not guarantee the information provided. States determine these holidays and new calendars and dates observed each year and may eliminate or add holidays and observances. Please check with your local state government website for the most up to date information and legal holiday guidelines. 

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