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Unclaimed money
The state may be holding your forgotten paychecks, deposits or refunds. Searching takes a minute and costs nothing.
Tax credits people miss
Own your Texas home? The homestead exemption takes at least $140,000 off its taxable value for school taxes. Filing is free.
Free college & tuition help
Texas families earning up to $100,000 get UT Austin tuition fully covered, and up to $125,000 get help.
Energy help
Government help paying heating and cooling bills, plus crisis help if you are facing a shutoff or run out of fuel.
Free transit
Seniors 70 and older and qualified veterans ride Houston METRO buses and rail free with a discount card.
Free fishing days
Fish without a license on set free days. Free Fishing Day is the first Saturday in June; next is June 5, 2027.
Museum & culture passes
Houston鈥檚 beloved art campus is always free.
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The Kimbell collection in Fort Worth is always free.
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Admission is free at Fort Worth鈥檚 American art museum.
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Austin鈥檚 Blanton is free every Tuesday, and always free for K-12 teachers and kids 5 and under.
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Bexar County residents get free admission Tuesdays 4 to 7 pm and second Sundays 10 am to noon.
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HMNS permanent exhibits are free Tuesdays 5 to 8 pm. Dinosaurs after work.
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Kids 12 and younger get MFAH All Access admission free.
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Four Spanish colonial missions, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the National Park Service charges nothing to get in.
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Dallas sculpture garden is free for kids under 12, military and first responders with ID, and SNAP EBT card holders.
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Free guided tours of the Texas Capitol in Austin run every day of the week.
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Houston鈥檚 contemporary art museum in the Museum District. Admission is always free, and street parking is too.
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LBJ鈥檚 Hill Country boyhood home and ranch. No entrance pass required.
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Site of the first battle of the 1846 war between the US and Mexico. No entrance pass required.
Library card perks
Your library card gets you free passes to the Blanton, LBJ Library, Thinkery, Wildflower Center and Cameron Park Zoo.
Free concerts, festivals & events
Real Texas Longhorns parade down East Exchange Avenue twice a day, at 11:30am and 4pm. The world鈥檚 only twice-daily cattle drive, free to watch.
Park, hunting & fishing passes
Honorably discharged veterans get into Texas state parks free with a Parklands Passport.
Park, hunting & fishing passes
Active duty, Reserve and National Guard members get free entry to Texas state parks.
Park, hunting & fishing passes
Veterans with a 60 percent or more service-connected disability get free state park entry, and so does a companion.
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Spouses, parents, children and siblings (including step) of service members who died in service get free state park entry.
Open settlementsUS
Share of $59.5M for people who used the Flo app in 2016 to 2019.
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$40 cash without receipt for owners of certain Bestway pools 48 inches or taller.
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Claim up to $5 without documentation if you used CVS web or app.
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$0.50 per product for up to 5 products without proof of purchase.