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Texas real estate contract deadlines

The default deadlines in Texas's standard purchase contract, how each one is counted, the holidays that move them, and a free calculator.

Checked by a working Texas transaction coordinator.Still check each date against your own contract: the numbers can change from deal to deal.

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Acceptance date Closing date Financing In an HOA?

Your contract's numbers

Change any number to match your contract. Blank uses the form's default.

Earnest money and option fee due days, form default 3Option period days, no defaultBuyer approval (financing) days, no defaultExisting survey due days, no defaultSeller's Disclosure Notice due days, no defaultHOA subdivision information due days, no default

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Default deadlines

From the TREC One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale), No. 20-19.

Deadline	When it's due
Earnest money and option fee delivered	3 days after acceptanceMoves to the next business day if it lands on a weekend or holidayYour contract can change the number
Option period ends (5:00 pm)	The number of days in your contract, counted from acceptance
Buyer approval (financing)Financed	The number of days in your contract, counted from acceptance
Property approval (appraisal, insurability, lender repairs)Financed	3 days before closing
Seller delivers existing survey (¶6C)	The number of days in your contract, counted from acceptance
Seller's Disclosure Notice delivered (¶7B)	The number of days in your contract, counted from acceptance
HOA subdivision information delivered (Addendum 36)HOA	The number of days in your contract, counted from acceptance
Closing	Closing date

Business days and holidays

Business days skip weekends and these Texas holidays. A deadline counted in business days never lands on one.

2026

New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMon, Jan 19
Presidents' DayMon, Feb 16
Memorial DayMon, May 25
JuneteenthFri, Jun 19
Independence DaySat, Jul 4
Labor DayMon, Sep 7
Veterans DayWed, Nov 11
ThanksgivingThu, Nov 26
Day after ThanksgivingFri, Nov 27
Christmas DayFri, Dec 25

2027

New Year's DayFri, Jan 1
Martin Luther King Jr. DayMon, Jan 18
Presidents' DayMon, Feb 15
Memorial DayMon, May 31
JuneteenthSat, Jun 19
Independence DaySun, Jul 4
Labor DayMon, Sep 6
Veterans DayThu, Nov 11
ThanksgivingThu, Nov 25
Day after ThanksgivingFri, Nov 26
Christmas DaySat, Dec 25

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These are the printed defaults of the standard form. Your signed contract and its addenda control, and the numbers often change from deal to deal. Always check each date against your contract. This page is general information, not legal advice. Last updated October 2026.