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Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
Jan 3, 2021: Incumbent Tony Gonzales (born 1980) Mexican Republican: Texas: Jan 3, 2021: Incumbent Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959) Mexican Democratic: New Mexico: Jan 3, 2021: Incumbent Nicole Malliotakis (born 1980) Cuban Republican: New York: Jan 3, 2021: Incumbent María Elvira Salazar (born 1961) Cuban Republican: Florida: Jan 3, 2021 ...
1980–1984 Hurricane Allen (1980) near landfall August 10, 1980 – Hurricane Allen makes landfall near Brownsville as a Category 3 hurricane. A wind gust of 140 mph (230 km/h) is reported in Port Mansfield. Heavy rainfall is reported across South Texas, with a peak of 20.2 in (510 mm) in Kingsville. Nearly all structures on South Padre Island are destroyed. At least 12 tornadoes are also ...
October 6 –. United States federal judge Robert L. Pitman issues an order to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. [4] Four people are wounded as a gunman opens fire at a high school in Arlington, Texas after a fight. The suspected attacker escaped from the scene, but was arrested several hours later.
June 17, 2024 at 7:30 AM. Alexis Baker. Juneteenth, a commemoration of freedom for the last African American slaves in Texas, will be celebrated nationwide this week. It was on June 19, 1865 that ...
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.