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State of Texas Holiday ScheduleFiscal Year 2022

Holiday	Agency Status	Date	Day of Week
Labor Day	Office Closed	09-06-21	Monday
Rosh Hashanah	Optional Holiday	09-07-21	Tuesday
Rosh Hashanah	Optional Holiday	09-08-21	Wednesday
Yom Kippur	Optional Holiday	09-16-21	Thursday
Veterans Day	Office Closed	11-11-21	Thursday
Thanksgiving Day	Office Closed	11-25-21	Thursday
Day After Thanksgiving	Office Closed	11-26-21	Friday
Christmas Eve Day	Office Closed	12-24-21	Friday
Christmas Day		12-25-21	Saturday
Day After Christmas		12-26-21	Sunday
New Year's Day		01-01-22	Saturday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Office Closed	01-17-22	Monday
Confederate Heroes' Day	Skeleton Crew Required	01-19-22	Wednesday
Presidents' Day	Office Closed	02-21-22	Monday
Texas Independence Day	Skeleton Crew Required	03-02-22	Wednesday
Cesar Chavez Day	Optional Holiday	03-31-22	Thursday
Good Friday	Optional Holiday	04-15-22	Friday
San Jacinto Day	Skeleton Crew Required	04-21-22	Thursday
Memorial Day	Office Closed	05-30-22	Monday
Emancipation Day		06-19-22	Sunday
Independence Day	Office Closed	07-04-22	Monday
LBJ Day		08-27-22	Saturday

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.