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Strategic vacation planning is common, with employees often taking days off around public holidays to create extended breaks. Many states observe unique holidays not recognized federally, such as Patriots' Day or Casimir Pulaski Day. The concept of 'bridge' or substitute days is used when a federal holiday falls on a weekend.

2026 Working days summary for Texas, United States

Texas, United States has 247 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 102 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 16 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

247
Working Days
102
Weekend Days
16
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 20 9 2 31
February 19 8 1 28
March 21 9 1 31
April 21 8 1 30
May 20 10 1 31
June 21 8 1 30
July 23 7 1 31
August 20 10 1 31
September 21 8 1 30
October 22 9 0 31
November 18 9 3 30
December 21 7 3 31
Total 247 102 16 365

2026 Calendar for Texas, United States

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Presidents' Day
Presidents' Day
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
Texas Independence Day
Texas Independence Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
San Jacinto Day
San Jacinto Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
26
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
Independence Day
Independence Day
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 7 weekend days, and 1 holiday in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Labor Day
Labor Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 9 weekend days in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Veterans Day
Veterans Day
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day
27
Day After Thanksgiving
Day After Thanksgiving
28
29
30

18 working days, 9 weekend days, and 3 holidays in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
Day After Christmas
Day After Christmas
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in December 2026.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:31:56The holiday set for Texas in 2026 has been updated to include a revised designation for one holiday while maintaining the overall count of observed holidays.
2026-05-05 11:11:29In the 2026 holiday set update for Texas, the number of holidays increased with the addition of several new observances.