Save on clothing, footwear, and school supplies during Texas tax-free weekend

TEXAS (KTRK) -- Taxpayers are encouraged to take advantage of this year's tax-free weekend, which runs from Friday, August 9 through Sunday, August 11.

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During this special weekend, most clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks under $100 can be bought without paying sales tax.

Items must be purchased from an in-person or online Texas store, or a catalog seller doing business in Texas.

In most cases, you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy qualifying items tax-free. The sales tax exemption applies to qualifying items you buy during the sales tax holiday.

Qualifying items:

• List of Clothing, Footwear, and Other Items

• List of School Supplies

Items that do not qualify:

• Items sold for $100 or more

• Clothing subscription boxes

• Specially designed athletic activity or protective-use clothing or footwear

• Clothing or footwear rentals, alterations (including embroidery), and cleaning services

• Items used to make or repair clothing, such as fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, snaps, hooks, and zippers

• Jewelry, handbags, purses, briefcases, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches, and other accessories

• Computers

• Software

• Textbooks

• Framed backpacks

• Luggage

• Briefcases

• Athletic, duffle or gym bags

• Computer bags

• Purses