Tax-Free Back To School Weekend In Texas

HOUSTON, TX -- School supplies will be tax exempt from Aug. 11 to 13 as school comes back to session. The annual sales tax holiday provides tax-free status for items under $100.

Though, not all items are tax exempt that weekend: textbooks, software and computer are not exempt. Exempt items are things like clothing, notebooks, pens and pencils, backpacks and footwear.

See the list of qualifying school supplies and the qualifying list of clothing, via the Texas Comptroller.

Click 2 Houston reported that shoppers will save almost $92 million in state and local taxes, according to experts.

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