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State of Texas Holiday Schedule - Fiscal 2019
| Holiday | Agency Status | Date | Day of Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | Office Closed | 09-03-18 | Monday |
| Rosh Hashanah | Optional Holiday | 09-10-18 | Monday |
| Rosh Hashanah | Optional Holiday | 09-11-18 | Tuesday |
| Yom Kippur | Optional Holiday | 09-19-18 | Wednesday |
| Veterans Day | 11-11-18 | Sunday | |
| Thanksgiving Day | Office Closed | 11-22-18 | Thursday |
| Day After Thanksgiving | Office Closed | 11-23-18 | Friday |
| Christmas Eve Day | Office Closed | 12-24-18 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | Office Closed | 12-25-18 | Tuesday |
| Day After Christmas | Office Closed | 12-26-18 | Wednesday |
| New Year's Day | Office Closed | 01-01-19 | Tuesday |
| Confederate Heroes' Day | 01-19-19 | Saturday | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Office Closed | 01-21-19 | Monday |
| Presidents' Day | Office Closed | 02-18-19 | Monday |
| Texas Independence Day | 03-02-19 | Saturday | |
| Cesar Chavez Day | 03-31-19 | Sunday | |
| Good Friday | Optional Holiday | 04-19-19 | Friday |
| San Jacinto Day | 04-21-19 | Sunday | |
| Memorial Day | Office Closed | 05-27-19 | Monday |
| Emancipation Day | Skeleton Crew Required | 06-19-19 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | Office Closed | 07-04-19 | Thursday |
| LBJ's Birthday | Skeleton Crew Required | 08-27-19 | Tuesday |
- 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.