Texas state holidays and recognition days found in Chapter 662 of the Texas Government Code.
| Holiday | Month | Day/week | Date or beginning date in 2025 | Statute | Bill | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Trafficking Prevention Month | January | January 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.107 | HB 2290, 84th R.S. | ||
| New Year's Day | January | 1 | January 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 54, 16th R.S. | |
| Sam Rayburn Day | January | 6 | January 6, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.041 | HB 620, 65th R.S. | |
| Law Enforcement Appreciation Day | January | 9 | January 9, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.067 | HB 297, 85th R.S. | |
| Buddy Check Day | January | 11 | January 11, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.083 | SB 460, 87th R.S. | Occurs on the eleventh of every month |
| Volunteers for Democracy Day | January | second Tuesday | January 14, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.053 | SB 393, 80th R.S. | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | January | third Monday | January 20, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 485, 70th R.S. | Originally an optional holiday, made a state holiday by SB 134 72nd R.S. (1991). |
| Confederate Heroes Day | January | 19 | January 19, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | SB 60, 63rd R.S. | Combined the holidays Robert E. Lee's birthday, January 19th (HB 126 42nd R.S. 1931), and Jefferson Davis's birthday, June 3rd (HB 91 29th R.S. 1905). |
| International Holocaust Remembrance Day | January | 27 | January 27, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.079 | HB 2728, 87th R.S. | |
| Sexual Assault Survivors Day | January | 28 | January 28, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.075 | HB 2298, 86th R.S. | |
| Presidents' Day | February | third Monday | February 17, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 54, 16th R.S. | Originally the 22nd of February in honor of Washington's birthday, changed to the 3rd Monday in February (HB 112 61st R.S. 1969). |
| State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (STAR Day) | February | 19 | February 19, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.047 | SB 1656, 76th R.S. | See also HB 2997 76th R.S. 1999. |
| Iwo Jima Day | February | 19 | February 19, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.062 | SB 961, 84th R.S. | |
| Texas History Month | March | March 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.102 | HB 294, 78th R.S. | ||
| Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month | March | March 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.112 | HB 1508, 86th R.S. | ||
| Texas Girls in STEM Day | March | 1 | March 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.073 | HB 3435, 86th R.S. | |
| Texas Independence Day | March | 2 | March 2, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | HJR 19, 14th R.S. | Also included in the passage of SB 54 16th R.S. 1879, An Act to adopt and establish the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. |
| Texas Flag Day | March | 2 | March 2, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.048 | HB 2812, 77th R.S. | |
| COVID-19 Heroes and Memorial Day | March | 4 | March 4, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.085 | HB 2166, 88th R.S. | |
| Profound Autism Awareness Day | March | 17 | March 17, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.089 | HB 3096, 89th R.S. | |
| Breast Reconstruction Advocacy and Education Day (BRAVE Day) | March | 21 | March 21, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.069 | HB 210, 85th R.S. | |
| Vietnam Veterans Day | March | 29 | March 29, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.058 | SB 1903, 81st R.S. | |
| Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day | March | 30 | March 30, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.077 | HB 295, 86th R.S. | |
| Cesar Chavez Day | March | 31 | March 31, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.013 | SB 107, 76th R.S. | |
| Texas Fruit and Vegetable Month | April | April 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.103 | SB 555, 80th R.S. | ||
| Child Safety Month | April | April 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.105 | HB 1045, 80th R.S. | ||
| Minority Cancer Awareness Month | April | April 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.108 | HB 114, 82nd R.S. | ||
| Sexual Assault Awareness Month | April | April 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.111 | HB 822, 85th R.S. | ||
| Good Friday | April | 7 | April 7, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(c) | SB 1095, 72nd R.S. | |
| Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day | April | 9 | April 9, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.042 | SB 248, 73rd R.S. | See also HB 404 71st R.S. 1989. |
| San Jacinto Day | April | 21 | April 21, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | HJR 19, 14th R.S. | Also included in the passage of SB 54 16th R.S. 1879, An Act to adopt and establish the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. |
| Postpartum Depression Awareness Month | May | May 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.110 | HB 2079, 84th R.S. | ||
| Jury Appreciation Week | May | first seven days | May 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.155 | SB 565, 84th R.S. | |
| Texas Firefighters Day | May | 4 | May 4, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.074 | HB 1064, 86th R.S. | |
| Military Spouse Appreciation Day | May | 8 | May 8, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.071 | SB 1819, 86th R.S. | |
| Willie Velasquez Day | May | 9 | May 9, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.060 | HB 3209, 83rd R.S. | |
| Public School Paraprofessional Day | May | second Wednesday | May 14, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.049 | HB 108, 77th R.S. | |
| Transportation Week | May | week including the third Friday | May 11, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.151 | HB 816, 78th R.S. | |
| Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day | May | 17 | May 17, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.076 | HB 2597, 86th R.S. | |
| International Trade Awareness Week | May | 22-26 | May 22, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.043 | HB 2674, 71st R.S. | |
| Lung Cancer Awareness Day | May | 24 | May 24, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.063 | HB 369, 84th R.S. | |
| Memorial Day | May | last Monday | May 26, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | HB 255, 60th R.S. | Originally the 30th of May, changed to the last Monday in May (HB 112 61st R.S. 1969). |
| Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Month | June | June 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.113 | HB 405, 86th R.S. | ||
| Women Veterans Day | June | 12 | June 12, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.065 | SB 805, 85th R.S. | |
| Blue Tie Day | June | 13 | June 13, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.078 | SB 430, 86th R.S. | |
| Emancipation Day in Texas | June | 19 | June 19, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | HB 1016, 66th R.S. | Also known as "Juneteenth." |
| Special Forces Day | June | 28 | June 28, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.087 | HB 2499, 88th R.S. | |
| American Patriotism Month | July | July 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.117 | HB 2703, 89th R.S. | ||
| Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month | July | July 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.114 | HB 1966, 87th R.S. | ||
| Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month | July | July 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.101 | SB 1457, 76th R.S. | ||
| Independence Day | July | 4 | July 4, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 54, 16th R.S. | |
| Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day | July | 7 | July 7, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.066 | HB 3042, 85th R.S. | |
| Space Exploration Day | July | 20 | July 20, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.072 | HB 3084, 86th R.S. | |
| National Day of the Cowboy | July | fourth Saturday | July 26, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.061 | SB 1522, 84th R.S. | |
| Waxahachie Chautauqua Day | July | 26 | July 26, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.070 | HB 1254, 85th R.S. | |
| Texas Parents Day | August | second Sunday | August 10, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.046 | HB 1196, 76th R.S. | |
| Women's Independence Day | August | 26 | August 26, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.051 | HB 67, 79th R.S. | |
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Day | August | 27 | August 27, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | SB 60, 63rd R.S. | |
| Hydrocephalus Awareness Month | September | September 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.106 | HB 3597, 81st R.S. | ||
| Labor Day | September | first Monday | September 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 74, 23rd R.S. | |
| Texas First Responders Day | September | 11 | September 11, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.050 | HB 1937, 78th R.S. | See also HB 9 78th R.S. 2003. |
| Obesity Awareness Week | September | second full week | September 14, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.152 | HB 2313, 80th R.S. | |
| Direct Support Professionals Week | September | second full week | September 14, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.156 | HB 504, 84th R.S. | |
| Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day | September | third Wednesday | September 17, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.055 | SB 495, 81st R.S. | |
| Texian Navy Day | September | third Saturday | September 20, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.052 | SB 318, 79th R.S. | |
| Rosh Hashanah | September 22, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(c) | SB 1095, 72nd R.S. | |||
| American Indian Heritage Day | September | last Friday | September 26, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.056 | HB 174, 83rd R.S. | |
| Gold Star Mother's Day | September | last Sunday | September 28, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.064 | HB 194, 84th R.S. | |
| Vanessa Guillén Day | September | 30 | September 30, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.082 | HB 2248, 88th R.S. | |
| Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Awareness Month | October | October 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.115 | HB 2595, 87th R.S. | ||
| Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month | October | October 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.109 | HB 3616, 82nd R.S. | ||
| Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month | October | October 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.116 | HB 3144, 88th R.S. | ||
| Influenza Awareness Day | October | 1 | October 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.059 | HB 1204, 83rd R.S. | |
| Monarch Butterfly Week | October | first seven days | October 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.153 | SB 909, 81st R.S. | |
| Yom Kippur | October 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(c) | SB 1095, 72nd R.S. | |||
| Supportive Palliative Care Awareness Day | October | 10 | October 10, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.081 | SB 739, 88th R.S. | |
| Veterinary Technician Week | October | week including the third Saturday | October 12, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.157 | HB 2471, 86th R.S. | |
| Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Day | October | 17 | October 17, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.086 | SB 464, 88th R.S. | |
| Unplug Texas Day | October | 21 | October 21, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.089 | SB 2232, 89th R.S. | |
| Columbus Day | October | second Monday | October 13, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.044 | HB 126, 32nd R.S. | Originally added as a state holiday, removed from the list of state holidays by SB 134 72nd R.S. 1991. Originally the 12th of October, changed to the second Monday in October (HB 112 61st R.S. 1969). |
| Texas Native Plant Week | October | third full week | October 19, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.154 | HB 1739, 81st R.S. | |
| Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day | October | third Wednesday | October 15, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.068 | HB 208, 85th R.S. | |
| Veterans Month | November | November 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.117 | HB 1894, 89th R.S. | ||
| Lung Cancer Awareness Month | November | November 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.104 | HB 1449, 80th R.S. | ||
| Father of Texas Day | November | 3 | November 3, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.045 | SB 245, 43rd R.S. | In memory of Stephen F. Austin. |
| Texas Arbor Day | November | first Friday | November 7, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.057 | HB 419, 83rd R.S. | |
| Victims Of Communism Day | November | 7 | November 7, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.080 | HB 1057, 87th R.S. | |
| Veterans Day | November | 11 | November 11, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 163, 37th R.S. | Originally designated as "Victory Day," changed to "Veterans Day" by SB 250 54th R.S. 1955. Originally the 11th of November, changed to the 4th Monday of October (HB 112 60th R.S. 1967) and back to the 11th of November (SB 11 64th R.S. 1975). |
| Texas Adoption Day | November | Saturday before Thanksgiving Day | November 22, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.054 | SB 640, 80th R.S. | |
| Thanksgiving Day | November | fourth Thursday | November 27, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | HB 384, 52nd R.S. | "All days appointed by the President of the United States or by the Governor, as days of fasting and thanksgiving" were included in the passage of SB 54 16th R.S. 1879, An Act to adopt and establish the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. Originally the last Thursday in November upon passage in 1951, changed to the 4th Thursday in November (SB 89 55th R.S. 1957). |
| Friday after Thanksgiving Day | November | fourth Friday | November 28, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | SB 1095, 72nd R.S. | |
| Rosa Parks Day | December | 1 | December 1, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.084 | HB 3481, 87th R.S. | |
| Christmas Eve Day | December | 24 | December 24, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | SB 1095, 72nd R.S. | |
| Christmas Day | December | 25 | December 25, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(a) | SB 54, 16th R.S. | |
| Day After Christmas | December | 26 | December 26, 2025 | Government Code, Section 662.003(b) | SB 1095, 72nd R.S. | |
| Arbor Day | February | 22 | Texas Revised Civil Statutes (1911), Art. 4607 | SB 277, 21st R.S. | Omitted from the passage of SB 84 39th R.S. 1925, Relating to adopting and establishing the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas. | |
| Texas Pioneers' Day | August | 12 | Texas Revised Civil Statutes (1928), Art. 4591a | HCR 12, 39th R.S. | Omitted from the passage of SB 248 73rd R.S 1993, Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to areas of government that affect or involve both state and local entities. | |
| General Pulaski Memorial Day | October | 11 | Texas Revised Civil Statutes (1934 supplement), Art. 4591c | SCR 12, 42nd R.S. | Omitted from the passage of SB 248 73rd R.S. 1993, Relating to the adoption of a nonsubstantive revision of statutes relating to areas of government that affect or involve both state and local entities. |