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State of Texas Holiday ScheduleFiscal Year 2021

Holiday	Agency Status	Date	Day of Week
Labor Day	Office Closed	09-07-20	Monday
Rosh Hashanah		09-19-20	Saturday
Rosh Hashanah		09-20-20	Sunday
Yom Kippur	Optional Holiday	09-28-20	Monday
Veterans Day	Office Closed	11-11-20	Wednesday
Thanksgiving Day	Office Closed	11-26-20	Thursday
Day After Thanksgiving	Office Closed	11-27-20	Friday
Christmas Eve Day	Office Closed	12-24-20	Thursday
Christmas Day	Office Closed	12-25-20	Friday
Day After Christmas		12-26-20	Saturday
New Year's Day	Office Closed	01-01-21	Friday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Office Closed	01-18-21	Monday
Confederate Heroes' Day	Skeleton Crew Required	01-19-21	Tuesday
Presidents' Day	Office Closed	02-15-21	Monday
Texas Independence Day	Skeleton Crew Required	03-02-21	Tuesday
Cesar Chavez Day	Optional Holiday	03-31-21	Wednesday
Good Friday	Optional Holiday	04-02-21	Friday
San Jacinto Day	Skeleton Crew Required	04-21-21	Wednesday
Memorial Day	Office Closed	05-31-21	Monday
Emancipation Day		06-19-21	Saturday
Independence Day		07-04-21	Sunday
LBJ Day	Skeleton Crew Required	08-27-21	Friday

Weekend Holidays

Offices will not be closed on another day when designated holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Such holidays will not be observed.

Skeleton Crew Holidays

A state agency must have enough state employees on duty to conduct business during the skeleton crew holidays listed. Compensatory time off during the 12-month period following the holiday worked will be allowed for this duty.

Optional Holidays

A state employee is entitled to observe Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Good Friday, and Cesar Chavez Day in lieu of any state holiday where a skeleton crew is required.