Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says families across the state will save an estimated $65.7 million in state and local sales taxes during the upcoming sales tax holiday.

The annual sales tax holiday exempts more than two dozen school supply items in addition to clothes and backpacks. The holiday will take place Aug. 21-23.

“Most families are on tight budgets and it can be a real challenge to buy kids the clothes and supplies they need for a new school year,” Combs says. “To help out, the Legislature has added many school supplies to the list of tax-free items during the sales tax holiday. The tax break on school supplies alone will save families nearly $9 million in state and local sales taxes this year.”

The sales tax holiday began in 1999 to help families save money on back-to-school items.
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