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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A state holiday includes only the following days: |
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(1) [the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes |
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Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other |
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Confederate heroes; |
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[(2)] the second day of March, "Texas Independence |
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Day"; |
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(2) [(3)] the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day"; |
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(3) [(4)] the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in |
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Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865; |
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(4) the 28th day of June, "Celebration of Suffrage |
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Day," in honor of the centuries-long struggle to bring the right of |
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suffrage to all Americans; |
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(5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson |
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Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson; |
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(6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; |
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(7) the 24th day of December; and |
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(8) the 26th day of December. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |