The Texas tax-free weekend for 2025 was from Friday, August 8, through midnight on Sunday, August 10. During this weekend, shoppers could buy most clothing, footwear, backpacks, and school supplies priced under $100 per item without paying state or local sales tax. Here is what was tax-free this weekend in Texas:
- Most everyday clothing and footwear (e.g., jeans, shirts, dresses, sneakers)
- Casual athletic wear that can be worn outside of sports like tennis shoes, jogging suits, swimsuits
- Face masks made of cloth or fabric
- Backpacks for school use, including wheeled backpacks and messenger bags (limit 10 per purchase unless certified for school use)
- School supplies such as pens, pencils, notebooks, binders, crayons, scissors, calculators, lunch boxes, book bags, and more
- Baby diapers, scout uniforms, children's costumes, and some work clothes priced under $100
What did NOT qualify for the tax exemption included:
- Items priced $100.01 or more
- Specialized athletic or protective gear like football pads or helmets
- Accessories such as jewelry, watches, handbags, purses, wallets, luggage, gym bags
- Framed backpacks and non-school use bags
- Clothing rentals or alterations
- Fabric, thread, buttons, or materials to make clothing
- Computers, textbooks, software, desks, furniture
- Clothing subscription boxes
- Business account purchases without exemption certificates
- Shipping charges that raise the total above $100
This tax-free weekend applied to in-store, online, mail, and phone purchases, as long as the payment was processed during the weekend and the item met the price limits. Layaway plans could also take advantage of the tax holiday if the final payment was made during the weekend. This tax holiday was expected to save Texas shoppers approximately $133.2 million in state and local sales taxes during the weekend.
