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In 1931, the Texas Legislature made Robert E. Lee's birthday (January 19) a state holiday. [49] In 1973, the Texas House had massive turnover, with 71 incoming freshman and 8 new Black representatives, which was the most in the House since the Reconstruction era.
In Tennessee, January 19 (Lee's birthday) was established as a holiday in 1917. In 1969, it was changed to a "special day of observation" in the state. Since then, state law requires the governor to proclaim each January 19 "Robert E. Lee Day". [3] [4] Texas made "Lee Day" a holiday in 1931. [5] In 1973, "Lee Day" was renamed Confederate Heroes ...
Texas law designates that the state businesses be "partially staffed" on the following holidays. These holidays can be replaced with an optional holiday per the state employee's choice, but will give up one of these in lieu of the optional holiday. January 19 – Confederate Heroes Day; March 2 – Texas Independence Day; April 21 – San ...
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
January 8 to 14: National Mocktail Week, National Pizza Week, Home Office and Security Week January 15 to 21: National Healthy Weight Week January 15 to 23: International Snowmobile Safety Week
Here is a giant list of January holidays and observances in 2024! ... International Hoof Care Week (January 16-19) International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25)
The bill passed through the Texas Legislature in 1979 and was officially made a state holiday on January 1, 1980. Before 2000, three more U.S. states officially observed the day, and over the next two decades it was recognized as an official observance in all states, except South Dakota, until becoming a federal holiday. [4]
Texas portal This is a collection of articles about public holidays observed only, or primarily, by the U.S. State of Texas . For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Federal holidays in the United States .