DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF HOLIDAYS

(a) A national holiday includes only the following days: (1) the first day of January, "New Year's Day"; (2) the third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr., Day" in observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; (3) the third Monday in February, "Presidents' Day"; (4) the last Monday in May, "Memorial Day"; (5) the fourth day of July, "Independence Day"; (6) the first Monday in September, "Labor Day"; (7) the 11th day of November, "Veterans Day," dedicated to the cause of world peace and to honoring the veterans of all wars in which Texans and other Americans have fought; (8) the fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day"; and (9) the 25th day of December, "Christmas Day." (b) A state holiday includes only the following days: (1) the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate heroes; (2) the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day"; (3) the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day"; (4) the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865; (5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson; (6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; (7) the 24th day of December; and (8) the 26th day of December. (c) An "optional holiday" includes only the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or Good Friday falls.