Texas tax-free weekend is here. See what qualifies and how to get deals
Back-to-school season is here, which also means Texas’ tax-free weekend is here.
This year, Texas’ tax-free weekend is Aug. 8-10, 2025, which is Friday through Sunday.
Here’s what to know about what you can buy.
You can buy clothing, backpacks and various school supplies without paying sales tax, as long as the items are less than $100.
Parents can purchase up to 10 backpacks, including those that have wheels, and messenger bags.
Items can be purchased in stores, online, by telephone or by catalog through midnight Sunday, Aug. 10. For those buying online, the sale must be complete, and all charges must go through to the payment processor by the deadline to be exempt.
One thing parents and kids should keep in mind is that the tax exemption does not include accessories like handbags, wallets, watches, jewelry, purses, briefcases and luggage. Also, you can’t buy computers, software or textbooks tax-free.
Shipping, delivery and handling charges are part of the sales price with a $100 cap, so keep that in mind. For example, if you order a pair of jeans for $95 with a $10 delivery charge, the total price is $105, which means it won’t be tax-free.
List of some qualifying items for Texas tax-free weekend
- Clothes
- Shoes
- Jackets
- Sports jerseys
- Gym suits and uniforms
- Face masks, cloth and disposable
- Scout uniforms
- Suits and slacks
- Uniforms (school, work, nurse, chef, waitress, military, postal, police, fire)
- Fishing and hunting vests
- Work clothes and coveralls
- Camp clothes
- Hats and caps (baseball, fishing, golf)
- Children’s novelty costumes
Parents can use their child’s school supply lists to purchase items that cost less than $100, such as composition books, crayons, pencils, calculators, erasers and more, as listed.
For parents who want to skip the chaos of the store, back-to-school kits are exempt even if they have a mix of taxable and exempt items, if the value of the exempt items are more than the taxable ones.
A full list of everything that’s tax-free (or not) is on the Texas Comptroller’s website.
What about other school supply events this weekend in North Texas?
There are multiple back-to-school events happening Aug. 8-10 across North Texas. Communities are stepping up to make sure students are ready for the new school year.
The Tarrant County Back To School Roundup is happening Friday, Aug. 8, but there are plenty of other events in Fort Worth, Arlington and Dallas that offer school supplies and other services like haircuts and school vaccinations, backpack drives and family festivals.
Click here for the full list of events.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Service Team reporter Tiffani Jackson contributed to this report.
