Texas Independence Day

Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document, signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas.

Texas Independence Day
The Texas Declaration of Independence
Observed byTexas
DateMarch 2
Next timeMarch 2, 2024 (2024-03-02)
FrequencyAnnual

It is not, however, an official state holiday whereby offices are closed, but instead a "partial staffing holiday": state offices are required to be open on that day but with reduced staffing.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Official Texas State Holidays | TSLAC". Tsl.texas.gov. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
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