Much like other States in the country, Texas is having a sales tax holiday as well. Their tax free weekend starts today, Friday, August 20th, and will run all weekend until midnight on Sunday the 22nd. Tax Free weekends are usually created by state governments in order to save parents who are purchasing back to school gear and clothing, money. The Texas state sales tax rate of 8% is one of the higher sales tax rates in the nation. This weekend though, shoppers will be able to save that 8% on certain items under $100.

Below is a list of clothing which does qualify to be tax free, if they are under $100 per item:

* Baby clothes
* Backpacks for use by elementary and secondary students
* Belts with attached buckles
* Boots – cowboy, hiking
* Caps/hats – baseball, fishing, golf, knitted
* Coats and wraps
* Diapers – adult and baby
* Dresses
* Gloves (generally)
* Gym suits and uniforms
* Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts
* Hosiery
* Jackets
* Jeans
* Jerseys – baseball and football
* Jogging apparel
* Neckwear and ties
* Pajamas
* Pants and trousers
* Raincoats and ponchos
* Robes
* Shirts
* Shoes – sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis, walking
* Socks (including athletic)
* Shorts
* Suits, slacks, and jackets
* Sweatshirts
* Sweat suits
* Sweaters
* Swimsuits
* Underclothes
* Work clothes and uniforms

In Addition to clothing, the following items are also tax free this weekend in Texas:

* Binders
* Book bags
* Calculators
* Cellophane tape
* Blackboard chalk
* Compasses
* Composition books
* Crayons
* Erasers
* Folders; expandable, pocket, plastic, and manila
* Glue, paste and paste sticks
* Highlighters
* Index cards
* Index card boxes
* Legal pads
* Lunch boxes
* Markers
* Notebooks
* Paper; loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper
* Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
* Pencil sharpeners
* Pencils
* Pens
* Protractors
* Rulers
* Scissors
* Writing tablets

The tax free weekends have been publicized heavily this year due to the condition of the economy. They can really be taken advantage of by those families with little to spend.