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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
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Subtitle B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES |
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Chapter 662. HOLIDAYS AND RECOGNITION DAYS, WEEKS, AND MONTHS |
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Subchapter A. HOLIDAYS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES |
Sec. 662.003. DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF HOLIDAYS
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(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.