Sales Tax Holiday for ENERGY STAR® Items Set for May 23-25, 2026 | City of Arlington, TX
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Sales Tax Holiday for ENERGY STAR® Items Set for May 23-25, 2026
Published on May 12, 2026
By Texas Comptroller Communications
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of certain ENERGY STAR® energy-efficient products during the annual Texas ENERGY STAR Sales Tax Holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can buy, and you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy items tax free.
The 2026 ENERGY STAR Sales Tax Holiday begins Saturday, May 23, and goes through midnight on Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day).
Qualifying Products
You can buy, rent or lease only the following ENERGY STAR®-labeled items tax free:
Air conditioners (with a sales price of $6,000 or less)
Refrigerators (with a sales price of $2,000 or less).
Ceiling fans
Incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs
Clothes washers
Dishwashers
Dehumidifiers
Non-Qualifying Products
Examples of items that do not qualify and are taxable, even if they are ENERGY STAR®-labeled include:
Water heaters
Clothes dryers
Freezers
Stoves
Attic fans
Heat pumps
Wine refrigerators
Kegerators
Beverage chillers