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Comptroller office employees are entitled to a paid day off from work on a national, state, and skeleton crew holiday that the State observes as outlined in Texas Government Code, Chapter 662. The official holiday schedule for fiscal year 2025 is published by the Texas State Auditor’s office. Weekend Holidays Martin Luther King Jr. Day All agencies closed 1-20-25 Monday Presidents’ Day All agencies closed 2-17-25 Monday Texas Independence Day 3-02-25 Sunday Cesar Chavez Day Optional holiday 3-31-25 Monday Good Friday Optional holiday 4-18-25 Friday San Jacinto Day Skeleton crew required 4-21-25 Monday This bill deleted June 3rd as a holiday for Jefferson Davis' birthday and combined the two into Confederate Heroes Day. 3rd Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Senate Bill 485, 70th Legislature Regular Session. Chapter 159. Approved May 25, 1987 and Effective August 31, 1987 as an optional holiday. Senate Bill 134, 72nd Legislature Regular It is a myth that the state of Texas does not recognize holidays such as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day or Yom Kippur but the latter comes with an asterisk. (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. Texas 2025 Holidays, Special Days and Observances : Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Jan-20), Presidents' Day (Feb-17), Memorial Day (May-26) and more ☰ US Public Holidays US Public Holidays Employees may be entitled to paid or unpaid holiday leave on Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday if their employer has established a policy or practice of doing so. Employees who work for a Texas state agency are usually entitled to paid holiday leave on Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday. However, there may be exceptions to this rule. AUSTIN, Texas — Most Texans are aware of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is observed on the third Monday of January each year. But many may be unaware of the quite different state holiday that The official state holidays in Texas are as follows: 1. New Year’s Day – Celebrated on January 1st to mark the start of the new year. 2. Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Observed on the third Monday in January to honor the civil rights leader. 3. Texas Independence Day – Celebrated on March 2nd to commemorate the adoption of the Texas Texas Independence Day: state holiday: March: 2: March 2, 2024 Government Code, Section 662.003(b) HJR 19, 14th R.S. Also included in the passage of SB 54 16th R.S. 1879, An Act to adopt and establish the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. Texas Flag Day: recognition day: March: 2: March 2, 2024 Government Code, Section 662.048: HB New Year's Day: Monday: Closed Jan 19: Confederate Heroes Day: Friday: Closed Jan 15: Martin Luther King Day: Monday: Closed Feb 19: President's Day: Monday: Closed Mar 02: Texas Independence Day Saturday: Closed Mar 31: César Chávez Day: Sunday: Closed Mar 29: Good Friday: Friday: Closed Apr 21: San Jacinto Day: Sunday: Closed May 27 The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday in 1983, but Texas was one of several states that refused to recognize it at first. It took a group of activists and a little help from the NFL Players Association to get a law on the books. In 1990, the issue of whether to make MLK Day a holiday went before Arizona voters. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, (sometimes referred to as MLK Day), is a national holiday in the United States marking the birthday of African-American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr The holiday has been recognized in each state since 2000. When did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a holiday in Texas? Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only Following support from trade unions and a petition with six million signatures, the bill to make MLK Day a federal holiday became a law in 1983. Texas State has observed and celebrated MLK Day since 1984, before it was nationally observed in 1986. For more information on the MLK Commemorative Celebration, visit inclusion.txst.edu/students When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr.. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of In 2 states, MLK Day also honors Robert E. Lee. When the federal holiday was adopted in the 1980s, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Confederate The BRB will be closed on January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Texas does not recognize Columbus Day (Monday, October 13, 2025) as a paid state holiday, though it remains widely observed across the state. Regarding the listed optional holidays, state employees may substitute a national or state holiday (provided it does not fall on a weekend) for one of the designated “optional holidays.” Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday is a federal holiday, meaning many San Antonio, Texas, offices will be closed.
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