Overview
The Human Resources Department administers the program areas of recruitment, employment, employee services, performance management and employee relations. The department supports the vision of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department by creating an environment conducive to increasing human value and diversity by using human resources more efficiently and improving individual, team and agency performance.
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State Holiday Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024
Holiday | Agency Status | Date | Day of Week |
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Labor Day | All agencies closed | 9-04-23 | Monday |
Rosh Hashanah | 9-16-23 | Saturday | |
Rosh Hashanah | 9-17-23 | Sunday | |
Yom Kippur | Optional holiday | 9-25-23 | Monday |
Veterans Day | 11-11-23 | Saturday | |
Thanksgiving Day | All agencies closed | 11-23-23 | Thursday |
Day after Thanksgiving | All agencies closed | 11-24-23 | Friday |
Christmas Eve Day | 12-24-23 | Sunday | |
Christmas Day | All agencies closed | 12-25-23 | Monday |
Day after Christmas | All agencies closed | 12-26-23 | Tuesday |
New Year’s Day | All agencies closed | 1-01-24 | Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day | All agencies closed | 1-15-24 | Monday |
Confederate Heroes Day | Skeleton crew required | 1-19-24 | Friday |
Presidents’ Day | All agencies closed | 2-19-24 | Monday |
Texas Independence Day | 3-02-24 | Saturday | |
Good Friday | Optional holiday | 3-29-24 | Friday |
Cesar Chavez Day | 3-31-24 | Sunday | |
San Jacinto Day | 4-21-24 | Sunday | |
Memorial Day | All agencies closed | 5-27-24 | Monday |
Emancipation Day | Skeleton crew required | 6-19-24 | Wednesday |
Independence Day | All agencies closed | 7-04-24 | Thursday |
LBJ Day | Skeleton crew required | 8-27-24 | Tuesday |