Approve proclamation recognizing June 19, 2026 as Juneteenth – Texas Emancipation Day in Travis County and announce the 37<sup data-pasted="true">th</sup> Annual Travis County Juneteenth Celebration. (Commissioner Travillion)
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<strong data-pasted="true">Juneteenth</strong>, also known as <strong>Juneteenth Independence Day</strong> or <strong>Emancipation Day,</strong> is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation" title="Emancipation Proclamation" target="_blank">abolition</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery" target="_blank">slavery</a> in the state of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" title="Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a> by Union Army General Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas. Its name is a blend of "June" and "nineteenth", the date of its celebration and is now recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in forty-five states. Travis County will hold its 37<sup>th</sup> Annual Juneteenth celebration of the holiday on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 800 Lavaca from 11:00am to 2:00pm.