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State of Texas Holiday ScheduleFiscal Year 2025

Holiday	Agency Status	Date	Day of Week
Labor Day	Office Closed	09-02-24	Monday
Rosh Hashanah	Optional Holiday	10-03-24	Thursday
Rosh Hashanah	Optional Holiday	10-04-24	Friday
Yom Kippur		10-12-24	Saturday
Veterans Day	Office Closed	11-11-24	Monday
Thanksgiving Day	Office Closed	11-28-24	Thursday
Day After Thanksgiving	Office Closed	11-29-24	Friday
Christmas Eve Day	Office Closed	12-24-24	Tuesday
Christmas Day	Office Closed	12-25-24	Wednesday
Day After Christmas	Office Closed	12-26-24	Thursday
New Year's Day	Office Closed	01-01-25	Wednesday
Confederate Heroes' Day		01-19-25	Sunday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day	Office Closed	01-20-25	Monday
Presidents' Day	Office Closed	02-17-25	Monday
Texas Independence Day		03-02-25	Sunday
Cesar Chavez Day	Optional Holiday	03-31-25	Monday
Good Friday	Optional Holiday	04-18-25	Friday
San Jacinto Day	Skeleton Crew Required	04-21-25	Monday
Memorial Day	Office Closed	05-26-25	Monday
Emancipation Day	Skeleton Crew Required	06-19-25	Thursday
Independence Day	Office Closed	07-04-25	Friday
LBJ Day	Skeleton Crew Required	08-27-25	Wednesday

Comptroller office employees are entitled to a paid day off from work on a national, state, and skeleton crew holiday that the State observes as outlined in Texas Government Code, Chapter 662. The official holiday schedule for fiscal year 2025 is published by the Texas State Auditor’s office.

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.