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San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution where Texas won its independence from Mexico. It is an official "partial staffing holiday" in the State of Texas (state offices are not closed on this date).
April 17–18, 2016 - The Houston Tax Day Flood took place in nine counties near the city, unleashing 12 to 16 inches of rain. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] August 2017 - Hurricane Harvey devastates the city, flooding homes and roads with over 50 inches of rain over 4 days, equivalent to 19 trillion gallons of water.
Texas law designates that the state businesses be "partially staffed" on the following holidays. These holidays can be replaced with an optional holiday per the state employee's choice, but will give up one of these in lieu of the optional holiday. January 19 – Confederate Heroes Day; March 2 – Texas Independence Day; April 21 – San ...
Daily holidays and observances in April 2024 April 1. April Fools’ Day. International Pillow Fight Day. ... April 12. Hamster Day. National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day. National Only Child Day.
1927 – Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history. [ 18 ] 1928 – The Bremen , a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
Nov. 17—AUSTIN — Texas State Parks is kicking off the holiday season with close to 100 special seasonal activities happening across the state. Starting this month, visitors of all ages can ...
January 12. National Hot Tea Day. National Kettlebell Day. National Pharmacist Day. Remembrance Day. Stick to Your New Year's Resolution Day. January 13. Calennig. Korean American Day. Make Your ...
Texas Renaissance Festival Westheimer Street Festival (no longer held biannually since October 17, 2004; the replacement festival, WestFest Compressed, was held in October 2005) One-time events