Programs

How do you like to help? If it’s earning money for college, joining thousands of Texas-loving friends to clean up our roads or cleaning up your own campus, you’ve reached the right place.

Adopt-a-Highway. If you tend to follow your own road, why not put your name on it and make it official? All you have to do is adopt a section of Texas roadside and clean it up four to six times a year. The first highway to be adopted was right here in Texas—now it’s your turn. And it doesn’t cost a thing. Learn more.

Campus Cleanup. Attention college and university students: It’s time to clean up the grounds. We’ll show you how. Learn more.

Road Tour. Nothing says Don’t Mess with Texas quite like a road trip. Our summer road tours feature fun litter-prevention activities and events in communities across the state. Learn more.

Trash-Off. Everyone is welcome at the state’s largest single-day cleanup organized by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Don’t Mess with Texas and Keep Texas Beautiful. Learn more.

Keep Texas Beautiful. This grassroots partner of Don’t Mess with Texas is a nonprofit environmental organization focused on litter prevention, waste reduction and beautification. With hundreds of affiliates statewide, there’s probably one near you. Learn more.