Texas Tax-Free Weekend is August 7–9, 2026
Back-to-school shopping season is here, and the 2026 Texas Sales Tax Holiday is a great opportunity for families to save.
From Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, 2026, shoppers can purchase qualifying clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks priced under $100 per item without paying state or local sales tax.
The exemption applies to eligible purchases made:
• In stores
• Online
• By telephone
• By mail
Qualifying layaway purchases are also eligible for the tax exemption under the Texas Comptroller’s guidelines.
School Supplies
Qualifying school supplies under $100 include:
- Binders
- Book bags
- Calculators
- Cellophane tape
- Compasses
- Blackboard chalk
- Crayons
- Composition books
- Erasers
- Folders; expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila
- Glue, paste and paste sticks
- Highlighters
- Index cards
- Index card boxes
- Legal pads
- Lunch boxes
- Markers, including dry erase markers
- Notebooks and writing tablets
- Paper; loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper
- Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
- Pencil sharpeners, Pencils, Pens,
- Protractors, Rulers and Scissors
For a complete list of clothing and other items that are Tax Exempt, please click here.
https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/publications/98-490/
