{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-662.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 662.044","heading":"COLUMBUS DAY.","body":"(a) The second Monday of October is Columbus Day in honor of Christopher Columbus.\n(b) Columbus Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies.\n(c) Public offices of this state shall remain open on Columbus Day.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 662. HOLIDAYS AND RECOGNITION DAYS, WEEKS, AND MONTHS","SUBCHAPTER C. RECOGNITION DAYS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.662.htm#662.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8aa66f11761198b91f14b28ca43c34c5816930a98c12e2771cbc9957e6510e43","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-662.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-662.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}