LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - As the annual tax-free weekend gets underway, local stores are bracing for a major influx of shoppers looking to stretch their back-to-school budgets.

For many families, waiting for this holiday weekend was a strategic decision to secure the best possible deals on essential supplies and clothes.

As the annual tax-free weekend gets underway, local stores are bracing for a major influx of shoppers looking to stretch their back-to-school budgets.(Natalie Reyna, KCBD)"Since it's tax-free weekend, we want to try to get as much as we can here in person," said Lubbock mother Isabel Avila.