LAMPASAS COUNTY. Lampasas County (H-15/16) covers an area of 714 square miles near the center of Texas. The county's center point is at 31Â°15' north latitude and 98Â°14' west longitude, seventy-five miles northwest of Austin.
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States.
Juneteenth is a partial staffing holiday in the state; government offices do not close but some employees use a floating holiday to take the day off. By 2008, nearly half of US states observed the holiday as a ceremonial observance.