Staff Reports
Shoppers can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 6-8.
State law exempts sales tax on qualified items such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The date of the sales tax holiday and the list of tax-exempt items are set by the Texas Legislature.
Apparel and school supplies that may be purchased tax-free are listed at TexasTaxHoliday.org.
During the annual sales tax holiday, qualifying items can be purchased tax-free online or by telephone, mail, custom order or any other means (including in-store purchases) when either:
Texas’ sales tax holiday weekend has been an annual event since 1999. The Texas Comptroller’s office estimates that shoppers will save around $107.3 million in state and local sales tax during this sales tax holiday.
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