It's the "Texas Tax Free Weekend" this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  You can forget about that 8% extra on certain items priced under $100.

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Clothing, footwear, backpacks and school supplies all make the list of tax exempt items this weekend.Texas merchants have also used this weekend to put on some really good specials so you can further your savings. Expect Lubbock to be jam packed with shoppers, especially at places like Wal-Mart and Target.
If you'd like to double check and see if the items you need are on the list, you can go here.

Don't forget the school year starts on August 25th in Lubbock, so you might want to take advantage of these savings this weekend.

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