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.Tex. Gov't. Code § 662.003
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 20, eff. 9/1/1999.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.