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Texas portal; This is a collection of articles about public holidays observed only, or primarily, by the U.S. State of Texas. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Federal holidays in the United States.
Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document, signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas .
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas.It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson.. After Johnson died in 1973, the Texas State Legislature created a legal state holiday to be observed every year on August 27 to honor the 36th president of the United States, one of their state's native sons.
Oct. 21—AUSTIN — On Nov. 3, visitors will get free day-use entry at all Texas State Parks in honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023's centennial celebration. "Any day in a ...
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
The three most commonly celebrated Jewish holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Passover. [28] [failed verification] Passover, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah in addition Hanukkah are recognized as an optional state level holiday in Texas. [29] [30] All Jewish holidays start the night before, as that is when the Jewish day begins.
Arlington: The entertainment capital of Texas was deemed 32nd in Independence Day celebrations as well as 36th in both affordability and safety and accessibility. Arlington ranked 83rd among U.S ...
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 ...