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Public holidays 2026 in Texas

Official holiday calendar, long weekends and working days.

15

holidays

3

long weekends

248

working days

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In Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Fort Worth · Austin · El Paso

Next holiday: Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · in 7 days
Countdown
DateDayHolidayScopeCountdown
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNational
January 19MondayMartin Luther King Jr. DayNational
February 16MondayPresidents' DayNational
May 25MondayMemorial DayNational
June 19FridayJuneteenthNational
July 3FridayIndependence Day (substitute day)National
July 4SaturdayIndependence DayNational
September 7MondayLabour DayNational
October 12MondayColumbus DayNational
November 11WednesdayVeterans DayNational
November 26ThursdayThanksgiving DayNational
November 27FridayDay after ThanksgivingRegional
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveRegional
December 25FridayChristmas DayNational
December 26SaturdayDay after ChristmasRegional
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In 2026 there are 15 official public holidays in Texas: 12 national and 3 regional. 2 fall on a weekend, so the year has 248 working days (Monday to Friday).

The next holiday is Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 (7 days away).

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Long weekends 2026 in Texas

We found 3 possible long weekends: take the listed days off to join the holiday and the weekend.

HolidayDays to take offTotal days off
New Year's DayFriday January 24 days
Veterans DayMonday November 9, Tuesday November 105 days
Veterans DayThursday November 12, Friday November 135 days

Working days per month in 2026

Count the working days between two dates with these holidays already excluded:

Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Plano.

MonthWorking days
January20
February19
March22
April22
May20
June21
July22
August21
September21
October21
November18
December21
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Regional holidays in Texas

  • Day after Thanksgiving (Friday, November 27, 2026): also a holiday in 12 other states.
  • Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24, 2026): also a holiday in 7 other states.
  • Day after Christmas (Saturday, December 26, 2026): also a holiday in 1 other state.

Frequently asked questions

15 official holidays, 13 of them on weekdays.

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