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….
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Dallas Texas
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NASCAR, INDYCAR honoring Kyle Busch during big race weekend
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North Texas school districts to offer free meals through summer months
Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Grand Prairie and Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs have all announced free meal programs for area students. DALLAS — Several North Texas school districts plan to provide free meals to children during the summer months. Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Student Nutrition Department, in partnership with the Texas…
Need a new fridge, light bulbs or AC unit? Buy these ENERGY STAR products tax-free this weekend
NASCAR, INDYCAR honoring Kyle Busch during big race weekend
Kyle Busch’s last social post left a heartbreaking message to his son
Kyle Busch was more than a villain and the greatest NASCAR driver of his generation
Austin Texas
Kyle Busch's words after final win 7 days before his death go viral: 'Haunting'
Former Austin-area gymnastics coach indicted on child indecency charges
1 dead, 1 seriously injured after vehicle hits traffic pole off FM 969
When it rains, it pours: Why storms seem more intense
Austin Police to have a visible presence at mosques, events as Eid al-Adha begins
PHOTOS: Viewers capture storm clouds, lightning, rainbows in Central Texas
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Headstones of fallen heroes in Texas State Veterans cemeteries to be illuminated
The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen will be one of four cemeteries with headstones of servicemembers illuminated in honor of Memorial Day. Source link
Houston Texas
HPD: Man breaks into Montrose-area home of person he met on dating site
Sea turtle rehabilitation hospital, education center coming to Galveston Island
What witnesses and family say happened before deadly apartment complex shooting in north Harris County
Houston park shooting leaves teen dead, another wounded
Strange but true: Mets broadcaster once called game from gondola high above the Astrodome
Houston man gets life sentence in 2024 killing of estranged girlfriend
A Houston man was sentenced to life after a jury quickly convicted him in the 2024 killing of his estranged girlfriend in Fort Bend County. FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A Fort Bend County jury took less than two hours to convict a Houston man of murder in the 2024…
Forensic artists showcase age-progression portraits of missing people in new Houston exhibit
A new exhibit called Never Forgotten at Sabine Street Studios features updated portraits of missing people, created by forensic artists. HOUSTON — Faces of missing people are being updated and put on display to help bring them home. KHOU 11 photojournalist Martin Martinez went to the new exhibit, “Never Forgotten,”…
Houston park shooting leaves teen dead, another wounded
Strange but true: Mets broadcaster once called game from gondola high above the Astrodome
Violent suspects flee after cutting monitors; Crime Stoppers advocate urges Harris County reforms
Restaurant owner’s World Cup expansion dream stalls amid million-dollar lawsuit
San ANtonio Texas
Runaway kangaroo and loose llama cause chaos in town near San Antonio
SeaWorld San Antonio to offer free beer to age 21+ pass members
Controversial U.S. House candidate backpedals on talk about prison camps for zionists — sorta
Mother, daughter T-boned by hit-and-run driver near downtown
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San Antonio’s Marriott Rivercenter wants to turn your Alamodome concert into a staycation
AC/DC is among the big touring acts performing at the Alamodome this summer. Credit: Shutterstock / Ben Houdijk As San Antonio’s Alamodome continues to be a magnet for heavyweight musical touring acts, hotel Marriott Rivercenter has decided it wants in on the action. The downtown property is now offering a…
Madison HS student injured in drive-by shooting near campus after road rage incident, officials say
SAN ANTONIO – A 16-year-old male student at Madison High School was hospitalized after a road rage incident led to a drive-by shooting near the campus, officials said. San Antonio police officers responded to a shooting call at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Stahl Road and O’Connor…
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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…