Bringing a production to Texas

• A cash grant of up to 31% of Texas spend, funded at $300 million every two years. How it works.
• No state personal income tax.
• A right-to-work state with a deep union crew base under IATSE Local 484.
• 367 miles of Gulf beaches, the Chihuahuan Desert, the Hill Country, the Piney Woods and the High Plains.
• Long clear summers and mild winters; the Valley stays in the 60s and 70s through January.

• Central Texas · 981 titles · 296 listings
• Houston & the Upper Coast · 390 titles · 120 listings
• Dallas–Fort Worth · 588 titles · 185 listings
• East Texas · 110 titles · 47 listings
• Coastal Bend · 56 titles · 28 listings
• Rio Grande Valley & Border · 96 titles · 42 listings
• West Texas & Big Bend · 204 titles · 66 listings
• Panhandle & South Plains · 54 titles · 39 listings

Austin Studios, ATX Film Studios, Troublemaker Studios and Spiderwood Studios around Austin; Stray Vista Studios’ LED volume in Dripping Springs; SGS Studios and Lowtown Studios in Fort Worth; 5&2 Studios in Midlothian; CF Ranch in Alpine. All studios · virtual production stages.

To qualify for the grant, 35% of paid crew and 35% of paid cast must be Texas residents, rising to 40% for productions starting from September 2027. Residency needs a Texas ID, voter registration or college ID at least 120 days old. Search Texas crew in the state directory.

Apply no earlier than 180 days and no later than five business days before production. Funding is first come, first served. Start with the inquiry form.

More than 200 Film Friendly Texas communities have a trained liaison, filming rules on the books and locations in the state library. The state can send your location or casting request to all of them in one email.

Every film commission.