{"id":393488,"date":"2026-07-31T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/393488\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:24:11","slug":"lubbock-tax-free-weekend-south-plains-mall-shopping-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/393488\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock Tax-Free Weekend: South Plains Mall Shopping Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back-to-school season is in full swing here in Lubbock, and families can use all the help they can get.\u00a0New shoes, extra socks, and name-brand apparel\u00a0sure can nickel and dime you if you aren&#8217;t careful.<\/p>\n<p>This is why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southplainsmall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Plains Mall<\/a> is stepping in to offer some assistance\u00a0for back-to-school shoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Tax-Free Weekend in Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>The annual three-day sales tax holiday is coming up on Friday, August 7, through Sunday, August 9. This is when retailers won&#8217;t charge sales tax on certain clothes and shoes that have price tags under $100.<\/p>\n<p>Doing the math, this saves back-to-school shoppers roughly\u00a0eight cents on the dollar. It doesn&#8217;t sound like much, but when the receipt grows taller than your child, then you&#8217;ll appreciate the savings along the way.<\/p>\n<p>On top of it all, many retailers at the South Plains Mall will offer additional sales and promotions starting this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Full Schedule for Tax-Free Weekend<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southplainsmall.com\/BackToSchool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Plains Mall Back to School webpage<\/a> to see the full list of activities and opportunities to save right here in Lubbock.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll help make it easy for you. Here&#8217;s the full schedule over the next two weekends.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend:<\/p>\n<p>Next weekend:<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all happening at the South Plains Mall, so swing by and save on back-to-school shopping today!<\/p>\n<p>13 Items you Cannot Donate to the Goodwill<\/p>\n<p>I know you may be wanting to rid of some of the items listed below, but don&#8217;t. Know before you go!<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/kw3.com\/author\/alywhite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Craving Lasagna? Here\u2019s Where Lubbock Locals Go<\/p>\n<p>Looking for lasagna without all the labor? Here are some great Lubbock places- all over town and with different price points- to satisfy your craving without boiling any water. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n<p>Where to Find the Best Chicken Wings in Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>Looking for great flavor, texture, and maybe even a great place to hang while you enjoy them? Here&#8217;s a look at great places in Lubbock to grab wings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Renee Raven<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Back-to-school season is in full swing here in Lubbock, and families can use all the help they can&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169,2630],"class_list":["post-393488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}