Tax Free Weekend

We live in Texas and every year before school starts there is a weekend in August designated for school and clothing items which are tax free.  This years dates are Friday August 8th- Sunday August 10th.

All-inclusive list of qualifying school supplies (if priced less than $100)

• Binders

• Book bags

• Calculators

• Cellophane tape

• Blackboard chalk

• Compasses

• Composition books

• Crayons

• 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

• Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes

• Pencil sharpeners

• Pencils

• Pens

• Protractors

• Rulers

• Scissors

• Writing tablets

All-inclusive list of qualifying additional items

The exempt items on this list must be priced under $100. The exemption does not extend to rental, alterations or cleaning services on these exempt items of clothing and footwear.

• Adult diapers

• Aprons (household)

• Athletic socks

• Baby bibs

• Baby clothes

• Baby diapers (cloth or disposable)

• Baseball caps

• Baseball jerseys

• Belts with attached buckles

• Blouses

• Bow ties

• Bowling shirts

• Bras

• Camp clothes

• Caps (baseball, fishing, golf)

• Chef uniforms

• Children’s novelty costumes

• Clerical vestments

• Coats and wraps

• Coveralls

• Dresses

• Employee uniforms (unless rented)

• Fishing caps

• Fishing vests (non-flotation)

• Football jerseys

• The following types of gloves: Dress (unless rented), Leather

• Golf caps

• Golf dresses

• Golf jackets and windbreakers

• Golf shirts

• Golf skirts

• Graduation caps and gowns

• Gym suits and uniforms

• Hats

• Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts

• Hosiery, including support hosiery

• Hunting vests

• Jackets

• Jeans

• Jogging apparel

• Knitted caps or hats

• Leg warmers

• Leotards and tights

• Masks (costume)

• Neckwear and ties

• Nightgowns and nightshirts

• Painter pants

• Pajamas

• Pants

• Panty hose

• Raincoats and ponchos

• Rain hats

• Religious clothing

• Robes

• Safety shoes (adaptable for street wear)

• Scarves

• Scout uniforms

• Shawls and wraps

• Shirts

• Shirts (hooded)

• The following types of shoes: Boat, Cross trainers, Dress, Flip-flops (rubber thongs), Jellies, Running (without cleats), Safety 

(suitable for everyday use), Sandals, Slippers, Sneakers, Tennis, Walking

• Shorts

• Skirts

• Sleepwear, nightgowns, pajamas

• Slippers

• Slips

• Soccer socks

• Socks

• Suits, slacks, and jackets

• Support hosiery

• Suspenders

• Sweatshirts

• Sweat suits

• Sweaters

• Swimsuits

• Tennis dresses

• Tennis shorts

• Tennis shoes

• Tennis skirts

• Ties (neckties - all)

• Tights

• Trousers

• Underclothes

• Underpants

• Undershirts

• Uniforms (school, work, nurse, waitress, military, postal, police, fire)

• Veils

• The following types of vests: Fishing (non-flotation), Hunting

• Work clothes

• Work uniforms

• Workout clothes

Happy shopping from our family to yours!!