Tex.
Gov't Code Section 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.
Source:
Section 662.003 — Dates and Descriptions of Holidays, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.662.htm#662.003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
