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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 has three types of state holidays: those on which all state offices are closed, and "partial staffing" and "optional" holidays on which offices are open but with reduced staffing. The following days are full holidays where all state offices are closed: All federal holidays except Columbus Day.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
2025 holiday schedule: See full list of dates for Easter, Memorial Day, federal holidays, more. James Powel, USA TODAY. Updated January 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM. Welcome to the new year.
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 ...
Texas refused to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving. But Texans refused to go along. November has five Thursdays this year. That’s how it was in 1944, 1945, 1950, 1951 and 1956.
Texas state Representatives and Senators have tried to amend or abolish Confederate Heroes Day from the state calendar: 2015: State Representative Donna Howard filed a bill to rename the holiday Civil War Remembrance Day; it did not get out of the committee for a vote [52] 2019: State Representative Jarvis Johnson filed a bill to end the state ...
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.