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Texas state holidays 2027

Texas gives state employees 9 paid holidays in 2027. Here are the observed dates, how weekend holidays move and what they mean for a private employer.

The 9 paid state holidays of 2027

7 long weekends

  1. January 1: New Year’s Day Friday Long weekend
  2. January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Monday Long weekend
  3. February 15: Presidents’ Day Monday Long weekend
  4. May 31: Memorial Day Monday Long weekend
  5. September 6: Labor Day Monday Long weekend
  6. November 11: Veterans Day Thursday
  7. November 25: Thanksgiving Day Thursday 4-day weekend
  8. November 26: Day after Thanksgiving Friday 4-day weekend
  9. December 24: Christmas Eve Friday Long weekend

Texas has published its schedule through August 2027; the dates from September on follow chapter 662 of the Government Code.

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Who Texas state holidays apply to

State holidays in Texas are the days the state gives its own employees off with pay. They don’t bind private employers: whether your team gets these days off, and whether they’re paid, depends on your policy, your employment contracts or a union agreement.

Texas’s state holidays are set for state agencies and their employees. We found no Texas law that requires private employers to give state holidays off or to pay extra for working them. Source: Texas Government Code 662.005, Paid holidays for state employees (Texas.Public.Law).

Holidays that fall on a weekend

Texas doesn’t move holidays that fall on a weekend: under section 662.005 of the Government Code, a Saturday or Sunday holiday gives state employees no paid day off, no weekday in its place and no credit. On national holidays state agencies close; on most state holidays they stay open with a skeleton crew. The day after Thanksgiving, December 24 and December 26 close agencies.

In 2027:

  • Independence Day falls on Sunday, July 4, so state employees get no day off for it in 2027.
  • Christmas Day falls on Saturday, December 25, so state employees get no day off for it in 2027.
  • Day after Christmas falls on Sunday, December 26, so state employees get no day off for it in 2027.

How Texas compares with the federal holidays

Of the 11 federal holidays, Texas doesn’t give state employees a paid day off for Juneteenth and Columbus Day. In 2027, Independence Day and Christmas Day fall on a weekend and Texas gives no weekday off for them. On top of the federal list, it adds Day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 26 and Christmas Eve on Friday, December 24.

Skeleton-crew holidays, optional holidays, and holidays with no day off in 2027

These days are on the state’s list but aren’t full paid days off, so they’re not in the count or the calendar download.

  • Confederate Heroes Day, Tuesday, January 19: state agencies stay open with a skeleton crew.
  • Texas Independence Day, Tuesday, March 2: state agencies stay open with a skeleton crew.
  • Good Friday, Friday, March 26: optional holiday, employees may take it in place of a skeleton-crew holiday.
  • Cesar Chavez Day, Wednesday, March 31: optional holiday, employees may take it in place of a skeleton-crew holiday.
  • San Jacinto Day, Wednesday, April 21: state agencies stay open with a skeleton crew.
  • Emancipation Day in Texas, Saturday, June 19: state agencies stay open with a skeleton crew, not moved to a weekday.
  • Independence Day, Sunday, July 4: falls on a weekend, no day off in 2027.
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson Day, Friday, August 27: state agencies stay open with a skeleton crew.
  • Rosh Hashanah, Saturday, October 2: optional holiday, October 2–3, both days on the weekend.
  • Yom Kippur, Monday, October 11: optional holiday, employees may take it in place of a skeleton-crew holiday.
  • Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25: falls on a weekend, no day off in 2027.
  • Day after Christmas, Sunday, December 26: falls on a weekend, no day off in 2027.

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Frequently asked questions

How many paid state holidays does Texas have in 2027?

Texas gives state employees 9 paid holidays: New Year’s Day on Friday, January 1; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on Monday, January 18; Presidents’ Day on Monday, February 15; Memorial Day on Monday, May 31; Labor Day on Monday, September 6; Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11; Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25; Day after Thanksgiving on Friday, November 26; and Christmas Eve on Friday, December 24.

Is Juneteenth a state holiday in Texas?

Yes, as Emancipation Day in Texas, but it’s a holiday on which state agencies stay open with a skeleton crew, and in 2027 it falls on Saturday, June 19, which Texas doesn’t move to a weekday.

Is the day after Thanksgiving a holiday in Texas?

Yes. Friday, November 26 is a paid state holiday, so state offices close.

Do private employers have to give state holidays off in Texas?

Texas’s state holidays are set for state agencies and their employees. We found no Texas law that requires private employers to give state holidays off or to pay extra for working them. Beyond that, whether your team gets these days off, and whether they’re paid, depends on your policy, your employment contracts or a union agreement. Federal law doesn’t require holiday pay, but nonexempt employees still earn time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek, holiday or not.

What state holidays fall on a weekend in 2027?

Independence Day falls on Sunday, July 4, so state employees get no day off for it in 2027. Christmas Day falls on Saturday, December 25, so state employees get no day off for it in 2027. Day after Christmas falls on Sunday, December 26, so state employees get no day off for it in 2027.

Official sources

Data reviewed on October 12, 2026.