Section 5.2247 | Juneteenth national freedom day.
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Effective:
April 7, 2009
Legislation:
Senate Bill 243 - 127th General Assembly
The nineteenth day of June is designated as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" to acknowledge the freedom, history, and culture that June 19, 1865, the day on which the last slaves in the United States were set free in Texas, has come to symbolize.
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- September 30, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2021 Version ]