Texas Holidays 2022

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.

Texas Holiday Calendar 2022

Texas Holiday Calendar 2022
Texas Holidays 2022