Items such as a backpack and the supplies shown are tax exempt but a purse or handbag is not.
As Texas students prepare to go back to school, their parents can save about $8 for every $100 they pay for clothes or supplies, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.
The annual state sales tax holiday is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-11.
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