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Texas ENERGY STAR sales tax holiday annual

Administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Once a year, over Memorial Day weekend, ENERGY STAR air conditioners up to $6,000, refrigerators up to $2,000, ceiling fans, dishwashers, clothes washers, dehumidifiers and light bulbs are free of Texas sales tax. Heat pumps and water heaters are not, even with the label. The 2026 holiday ran from 23 to 25 May.

source · verified 26 September 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

No sales tax, for three days a year

Tax-free during the holiday, ENERGY STAR labeled only
ItemLimit
Air conditionersSales price $6,000 or less
RefrigeratorsSales price $2,000 or less
Ceiling fansNone
Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbsNone
Clothes washersNone
DishwashersNone
DehumidifiersNone

Still taxed, even with the ENERGY STAR label

  • Heat pumps
  • Water heaters
  • Clothes dryers
  • Freezers
  • Stoves
  • Attic fans

Who is eligible

2026 dates
Saturday 23 May to midnight on Monday 25 May (Memorial Day). The next one is expected over Memorial Day weekend 2027.
how
Buy, rent or lease in a store, online, by phone or by mail; the sale has to happen during the holiday, even if delivery comes later.
installed equipment
A contractor can sell a central air conditioner tax free during the holiday under a separated contract.
price caps
A delivery charge counts toward the sales price: a $1,995 refrigerator with $50 delivery is fully taxable.

Where the application goes

Nothing to apply for.

Where the application goes
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Any Texas sellerat the register, during the holiday

The thing most pages get wrong

Heat pumps are not included. The Comptroller lists heat pumps, and water heaters, among the ENERGY STAR items that stay taxable. Of heating and cooling equipment, only air conditioners priced at $6,000 or less qualify.