Leave
Eligible Texas A&M employees may use various types of paid and unpaid leave. Leave eligibility and approval will vary, depending on the employee's circumstances and needs.
Fiscal Year 2025-2026
- Labor Day – Sept. 1, 2025
- Thanksgiving – Nov. 27–28, 2025
- Winter Break – Dec. 24, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Jan. 19, 2026
- Spring Break – March 12–13, 2026
- Memorial Day – May 25, 2026
- Emancipation Day – June 19, 2026
- Vacation
- Accrual and Maximum Carry-Forward
- Vacation Accruals for Return-to-Work Retirees
- Vacation Lump-Sum Tax Deferral Information
- Sick Leave
- Family Leave Pool
- Emergency Leave
- Death of Family Member
- Other Circumstances
- University Holidays
- Educational Release Time Program
- Wellness Release Time
- Administrative Leave with Pay
- Jury Duty, Serving as a Witness, and Responding to a Subpoena
- Other Paid Leaves
- Volunteer Firefighters/EMS Volunteers
- Organ, Bone Marrow, or Blood Donors
- Voting Leave
- Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
- Unsafe Work or Travel Conditions
- Temporary Worksite Closure Due to Unsafe Work or Travel Conditions
- Employees Unable to Report to Work Due to Unsafe Travel Conditions