89th Legislature, Regular Session
SB 1297
Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.
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89R2129 JDK-D By: Johnson S.B. No. 1297 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (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