21 Free Things to Do in Texas This Summer (2025 Guide)
☀️ Everything’s Bigger (and Sometimes Free) in Texas Texas summers are known for their heat, culture, and endless activities. The best part? You don’t need to spend a dime to enjoy the best the Lone Star State has to offer. Whether you’re in Houston, Austin, Dallas, or San Antonio, here are 21 free things to do in Texas this summer….
Dallas Texas
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HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series is recasting a major role for Season 2
Bedford community theater group faces uncertain future as city plans renovations, changes to historic building
Poll shows Texas Senate race a toss-up as Cornyn and Paxton vie for GOP nod
North Texas city, community leaders work to get ahead of potential youth violence as students head into summer break
Former Fort Worth doctor who survived Ebola praying for missionary now infected
Dr. Kent Brantly was the first person to be treated for Ebola on American soil in 2014. DALLAS — An American doctor on a medical mission trip to Africa has contracted Ebola, in a growing outbreak that now declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization. One man…
HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series is recasting a major role for Season 2
Bedford community theater group faces uncertain future as city plans renovations, changes to historic building
Poll shows Texas Senate race a toss-up as Cornyn and Paxton vie for GOP nod
North Texas city, community leaders work to get ahead of potential youth violence as students head into summer break
Austin Texas
Austin utility, startup partner on home batteries to boost grid reliability
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby ineligible, sues NCAA
Tom Kane, prolific 'Star Wars and 'Powerpuff Girls' voice actor, dead at 64
Gun from weekend shooting spree stolen from shop teens robbed before
Mother of Austin shooting spree suspect says son should be 'held accountable'
Cornyn, Paxton face high-stakes Texas Senate runoff
Texans can now cast their votes for the primary runoffs, including a high-profile Republican race for U.S. Senate between incumbent John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, with the early voting window running from May 18-May 22 and the election taking place on May 26. Source link
Austin ISD high school senior takes final exam from ICE detention center
U.S. Congressman Greg Casar, D- Austin, on Monday met with several Texans detained inside Karnes County Immigration Processing Center, including an Austin Independent School District high school senior detained weeks before his high school graduation and an Austin elementary school teacher who has been detained for nearly a year. Source…
Gun from weekend shooting spree stolen from shop teens robbed before
Mother of Austin shooting spree suspect says son should be 'held accountable'
Lubbock Hot & Juicy owner, accomplice arrested after prostitution investigation
APD releases timeline of weekend shooting spree; 3 arrested, including 2 juveniles
Houston Texas
Woman found dead from apparent gunshot wound inside Crosby-area home, sheriff says
Galveston police officer shoots, kills man during traffic stop on 55th Street
Spring Branch convenience store working on reimbursements, repairs after KHOU 11 viewers say ‘bad gas’ damaged their cars
Officials monitor Ebola outbreak as Congo prepares to base World Cup operations in Houston
Baytown mom says $9,000 tax refund went into a stranger’s account. She’s still waiting for answers
Fired and rehired: KHOU 11 Investigates ‘wandering officer’ on TSU campus
Personnel records reviewed by KHOU show Officer Christopher Lamar Harris was terminated by HISD before being terminated by Aldine ISD. TSU still hired him. HOUSTON — A police officer currently patrolling the campus of Texas Southern University was previously fired from one law enforcement agency, rehired by another and then…
Michelin-recognized Hidden Omakase damaged after SUV crashes into Houston restaurant
A Michelin-recognized sushi restaurant near Houston’s Galleria is facing an uncertain future after an SUV crashed through the front of the business. HOUSTON — A Michelin-recognized sushi restaurant near Houston’s Galleria is facing an uncertain future after an SUV crashed through the front of the business Monday, causing major damage…
Officials monitor Ebola outbreak as Congo prepares to base World Cup operations in Houston
Baytown mom says $9,000 tax refund went into a stranger’s account. She’s still waiting for answers
Officials monitor Ebola outbreak as Congo prepares to base World Cup operations in Houston
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San ANtonio Texas
Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for driving intoxicated during fatal 2025 crash
North East ISD names lone finalist for superintendent
Why a new $2B Toyota assembly line in San Antonio isn’t a done deal yet
Why more Texas drivers are refinancing their auto loans as vehicle costs soar
CPS confirms agency had contact with mother before she allegedly set car on fire, killing 2 children
House candidate Maureen Galindo pledges to send ‘American zionists’ to internment camp
Maureen Galindo is running as a Democrat to represent Texas’ 35th Congressional District. Credit: Facebook / Maureen Galindo for Congress Controversy-tarred congressional candidate Maureen Galindo this week pledged to transform a site south of San Antonio now used by the Trump administration to detain migrants into an internment camp for…
KSAT’s Ernie Zuniga, John Paul Barajas to join Spurs fans ahead of Western Conference finals opener
TheTXLoop will livestream the excitement at 7 p.m. MondaySpurs fans gather at The Rock at La Cantera for the team’s official watch party. (Copyright 2026 by TheTXLoop – All rights reserved.)SAN ANTONIO – TheTXLoop’s Ernie Zuniga and John Paul Barajas will join Spurs fans at watch parties Monday ahead of…
Northside ISD student assaulted off campus; 3 suspects arrested, SAPD says
Centro San Antonio to launch app letting users pinpoint downtown safety, cleanliness issues
San Antonio family’s 3D-printed Spurs magnets become playoff hit
Analysis: Texas Ag Commissioner shares AI image to protest AI data centers
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21 Free Things to Do in Texas This Summer (2025 Guide)
☀️ Everything’s Bigger (and Sometimes Free) in Texas Texas summers are known for their heat, culture, and endless…