AT DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS®, WE THINK ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH CLEANING UP TEXAS ROADS IS WORTH TALKING ABOUT.
Whether we’re announcing the latest scholarship winner, applauding universities across the state for cleaning up their campuses, or snapping a photo with our favorite trash can, you can bet you’re going to hear about it.
07.08.21
Black Pumas Join Don’t Mess With Texas® Star Line-Up To Champion Litter Prevention In Texas
Grammy-nominated band to appear in TV, radio and digital PSAs
06.09.21
Don’t mess with Texas® Awards $5,000 Scholarship to Galveston Student
Rosie Bui selected as a winner in the 2021 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest
06.09.21
Dont mess with Texas® Awards $2,000 Scholarship to Panhandle Student
Olivia Horner selected as a winner in the 2021 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest
06.09.21
Don’t mess with Texas® Awards $2,000 Scholarship to El Paso Student
Omar Garcia selected as a winner in the 2021 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest
05.05.21
Don’t Mess With Texas Campaign Brings Home the Gold
PPE Litter TV spot starring Matthew McConaughey wins Gold Add
04.06.21
Don’t mess with Texas® and James Avery Launch Charming Partnership
Iconic brands collaborate to celebrate the beauty of a litter-free Texas
01.19.21
2021 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest Opens
Texas high school seniors committed to keeping their communities’ litter-free can apply by March 31
11.20.20
Don’t mess with Texas 2020 Song Search Accepting Applications
The Lone Star Search will be accepting applications from Texas musicians through December, 31 2020
09.04.20
Don’t mess with Texas® Calls On Iconic Voices to Stop PPE Litter
Matthew McConaughey, Eva Longoria, George Strait and more urge Texans to clean up their act
06.01.20
Don’t mess with Texas 2020 Scholarship Contest Winners
Caleb Shaw and Ximena Coronado receive two of the contest’s top prizes
06.01.20
Don’t mess with Texas 2020 Scholarship Contest Winner
Alysa Le of Missouri City, Texas receives $4,000 from the annual scholarship contest
06.01.20
Don’t mess with Texas 2020 Scholarship Contest Winner
Ethan Lum, a student in Simms, Texas receives one of the top prizes from the annual contest
02.07.20
Don’t Mess With Texas® Offering Prizes and Scholarships to Texas Students
Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest and Don’t mess with Texas K-12 School Art Contest now taking submissions
09.23.19
Don’t mess with Texas 2019 Baytown Mural Contest
Don’t mess with Texas partnered with the city of Baytown, Texas to launch the first annual mural contest open to all Baytown residents
09.23.19
Don’t mess with Texas 2019 Houston Mural Contest
The first annual Don’t mess with Texas mural contest encourages artists of all ages and abilities in Houston Texas to submit designs.
09.19.19
Don’t mess with Texas 2019 San Angelo Mural Contest
The inaugural Don’t mess with Texas mural contest opens to all artists residing in San Angelo, Texas
08.20.19
Buc-cee’s Joins Forces with Don’t mess with Texas to Tackle Litter
Texas institution, Buc-cees, adds its name to the list of businesses working with TxDOT to keep Texas clean
07.19.19
2019 Scholarship Winner Brianna Neely
Brianna Neely received a $6,000 scholarship for her anti-littering efforts
07.19.19
2019 Scholarship Winner Camryn Bigelow
Camryn Bigelow received a $2,000 scholarship for his research on plastic usage in his community and his dedication to keeping Texas clean
07.19.19
2019 Grand Prize Scholarship Winner Dean Defendorf
Dean Defendorf received an $8,000 scholarship in recognition of his Campus Clean-Up initiative at Boerne Champion High School
02.06.19
Don’t mess with Texas 2019 Song Search Winners
Whitney K. Lane and musical group Papi Chulo take home the annual contests’ top honors
01.14.19
2019 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest Opens
The annual contest is accepting applications from Texas high school seniors
08.29.18
First Annual Don’t mess with Texas Song Search Opens
The iconic brand looks for fresh, new musical sounds from across Texas
08.02.18
Don’t mess with Texas 2018 Scholarship Winners
Dalton Shaw, Brittany Nation and Andrew Wagner take home the top prizes in the 2018 Don’t mess with Texas scholarship contest
01.22.18
Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest rewards high school seniors for creative litter prevention efforts.
Applications will be accepted through April 20, 2018
07.24.17
Scholarship Winners Announced In 2017 Don’t Mess With Texas® Scholarship Contest
Contest rewards high school seniors for creative litter prevention efforts.
11.17.16
Unique ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ Commemorative Coin Makes Great Gift That Continues Important Anti-Litter Message
As Texas population booms, collectible coins help offset costs of statewide litter pickup.
05.26.16
TxDOT, Keep Texas Beautiful Announce Winners of Don’t mess with Texas® Elementary School Art Contest
Students’ winning artwork to be featured in 2017 litter-prevention calendar.
05.19.16
Three Texas High School Students Win Don’t mess with Texas® College Scholarships
High school seniors recognized for their work promoting litter-free communities.
04.09.16
Don’t Mess With Texas® Celebrates 30Th Anniversary With Trash & Treasure Hunt
Cleanup participants can win prizes for helping keep state litter-free.
04.06.16
Txdot Celebrates 30Th Anniversary Of Iconic ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ Campaign With Challenge To Texas Youth
Saturday’s annual trash-off event recruits Boy Scouts, volunteers to keep Texas clean.
02.02.16
Registration now open for the 2016 Great American Cleanup and Don’t mess with Texas® Trash-Off
Texans are invited to join the nation’s largest community improvement program by hosting a local event.
06.23.15
Three Texas High School Students Win Don’t mess with Texas® College Scholarships
High school seniors honored for their work promoting litter-free communities among peers
04.29.15
TxDOT Illustrates How Small Trash Adds Up to Big, Expensive Mess on Texas Highways
To help raise awareness, agency enlists help of Executive Director and Willie Nelson to spread litter-prevention message.
