Check Texas Public Holidays, Optional Holidays, States Holidays and Recognition Days observed in the year 2022.
Public Holidays:
Check Federal Public Holidays observed in Texas state of US for the year 2022.
Public Holidays
Date
Day
Holiday
January 17
Monday
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19
Wednesday
Confederate Heroes Day
February 21
Monday
Presidents' Day ( )
March 2
Wednesday
Texas Independence Day
March 31
Thursday
Cesar Chavez Day
April 15
Friday
Good Friday
April 21
Thursday
San Jacinto Day
May 30
Monday
Memorial Day
July 4
Monday
Independence Day
August 26
Friday
Lyndon B Johnson Day (Observed)
September 5
Monday
Labour Day
November 11
Friday
Veterans Day
November 24
Thursday
Thanksgiving Day
November 25
Friday
Day After Thanksgiving Day
December 23
Friday
Christmas Eve (Observed)
December 26
Monday
Christmas (Observed)
January 1, 2022 (the legal public holiday for New Year's Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, December 31, 2021 will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
When any federal holiday fall on Saturday, then that holiday was observed on preceding Friday.
When any federal holiday falls on Sunday, then that holiday is observed on following Monday.
Optional Holidays:
An optional holiday in Texas state includes only the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or Good Friday falls.
Optional Holidays
Date
Day
Holiday
April 15
Friday
Good Friday
September 26
Monday
Rosh Hashanah
September 27
Tuesday
Rosh Hashanah
October 5
Wednesday
Yom Kippur
Optional Holidays in Texas-
State employees are entitled to observe optional holidays — Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur or Good Friday — by agreeing to work another state holiday instead.
Cesar Chavez Day may also be taken in lieu of a skeleton crew holiday. However, unlike other optional holidays, the head of each agency must decide if employees will be allowed to observe this day as an optional holiday.
State Holidays:
A Texas state holiday includes only the following days.
State Holidays
Date
Day
Holiday
January 19
Wednesday
Confederate Heroes Day
March 2
Wednesday
Texas Independence Day
April 21
Thursday
San Jacinto Day
June 19
Sunday
Emancipation Day in Texas
August 27
Saturday
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
November 25
Friday
Day After Thanksgiving
December 24
Saturday
Christmas Eve
December 26
Monday
Boxing Day
Recognition Days:
Texas Government regularly observe the following recognition days, weeks and months by appropriate programs, celebrations and activities all over state.
Recognition Days
Date
Day
Holiday
January 6
Thursday
Sam Rayburn Day
January 9
Sunday
Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
January 11
Tuesday
Volunteers for Democracy Day
January 27
Thursday
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28
Friday
Sexual Assault Survivors Day
February 19
Saturday
Iwo Jima Day
February 19
Saturday
State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (STAR Day)
March 1
Tuesday
Texas Girls in STEM Day
March 2
Wednesday
Texas Flag Day
March 21
Monday
BRAVE Day
March 29
Tuesday
Vietnam Veterans Day
March 30
Wednesday
Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar Day
April 9
Saturday
Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day
May 4
Wednesday
Texas Firefighters Day
May 8
Sunday
Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 9
Monday
Willie Velasquez Day
May 11
Wednesday
Public School Paraprofessional Day
May 17
Tuesday
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day
May 24
Tuesday
Lung Cancer Awareness Day
June 12
Sunday
Women Veterans Day
June 13
Monday
Blue Tie Day
July 7
Thursday
Fallen Law Enforcement Officer Day
July 20
Wednesday
Space Exploration Day
July 23
Saturday
National Day of the Cowboy
July 26
Tuesday
Waxahachie Chautauqua Day
August 14
Sunday
Texas Parents Day
August 26
Friday
Women's Independence Day
September 11
Sunday
Texas First Responders Day
September 17
Saturday
Texian Navy Day
September 21
Wednesday
Dr. Hector P. Garcia Day
September 25
Sunday
Gold Star Mother's Day
September 30
Friday
American Indian Heritage Day
October 1
Saturday
Influenza Awareness Day
October 10
Monday
Columbus Day
October 19
Wednesday
Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day
November 3
Thursday
Father of Texas Day
November 4
Friday
Texas Arbor Day
November 7
Monday
Victims of Communism Day
November 19
Saturday
Texas Adoption Day
December 1
Thursday
Rosa Parks Day
Texas Government regularly observe the following recognition days, weeks and months by appropriate programs, celebrations and activities all over state.