“Don’t mess with Texas” kicked off on Jan. 1, 1986, with a commercial featuring musician Stevie Ray Vaughan playing his guitar in front of a massive Texas flag. “Each year we spend $20 million picking ...

North Texas' own Post Malone is reminding people to think twice before throwing their trash on the ground. The singer now stars in the latest "Don't Mess with Texas" video.

AUSTIN As football fans watched inside the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1986, Stevie Ray Vaughan appeared on the screen in the first ad of the most iconic anti-litter campaigns: Don’t mess with Texas. Now, ...

DALLAS — For 40 years, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has enlisted Texas celebrities to help discourage drivers from littering on Texas highways. All those icons have helped make the ...

The Texas Department of Transportation is marking the 40th anniversary of its iconic “Don’t mess with Texas” anti-litter campaign by passing the message to a new generation with Texas-born music ...

Post Malone performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs at AT&T Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Arlington. Vaughan, a Dallas-born ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As football fans watched inside the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1986, Stevie Ray Vaughan appeared on the screen in the first ad of what would become one of the most iconic ...

The campaign was created to address the increasing amount of litter along Texas highways by appealing to Texans’ pride and strong connection to the state. Over four decades, “Don’t mess with Texas” ...