Texas Native Landscaping Rebates

An ongoing discount on the drainage charge (not a one-time rebate), based on the amount and percent of impervious cover you offset, up to 50 percent of your impervious cover. Rain gardens and rainwater harvesting qualify (the City's example: a small rain garden saves $0.70 to $1.20 per month). Measures must be voluntary, not required by development regulations (City of Austin Watershed Protection; last verified September 2026).

Austin Water pays $100 for every 100 sq ft of turf grass converted to mulched plant beds, with a 200 sq ft minimum and a 3,000 sq ft maximum, so up to $3,000 (rate confirmed by Austin Water, October 2026). The lawn must be healthy turf grass: Austin Water's rebate portal says at least 50% of the existing turf area when you apply, and its WaterWise Landscaping Rebate Guide says at least 75% of the conversion area, so confirm which applies at pre-approval. The finished bed needs more than 50% plant cover once plants reach mature size. Work started before Austin Water approves the project does not qualify. Online application available. (Austin Water Rebates, Tools and Programs page, WaterWise Landscaping Rebate Guide and rebate portal Rebate Details page, last verified October 2026.)

Austin also offers a separate HOA-specific WaterWise rebate for multi-family turf conversion, up to $5,000. Contact Austin Water for details.

Austin Water pays $0.50 per square foot of landscape converted into rainwater-retaining features such as rain gardens, berms, swales, and terraces, with a 100 sq ft minimum and a 3,000 sq ft maximum, up to $1,500 per property as a lifetime limit. Areas where healthy turf grass is removed earn an additional $0.50 per square foot (Austin Water Rebates, Tools and Programs page and rebate portal Rebate Details page, last verified October 2026, limits confirmed by Austin Water the same month). Under the program guidelines the cap is a one-time limit per property, the property must already be developed (new construction is excluded), and pre-approval is required before work begins, with pre-approval windows December 1 to March 31 and June 1 to September 30 (Austin Water WaterWise Rainscape Rebate program guidelines, last verified June 2026).

Combined rebates for turf-to-native conversion, irrigation upgrades, compost, mulch, aeration, and soil testing. Applications processed through partner EGIA.

This program was formerly called Love Your Local Lawn and is now Texas Grown Native Landscaping. It pays up to $3,000 a year for turf conversion within Georgetown's $5,000 combined annual cap, limited to one rebate of each type per fiscal year, and cannot be combined with the irrigation removal or tree rebates.

Rebate for up to 5 trees (5- or 15-gallon) or 2 trees (30-gallon) per fiscal year (October 1 to September 15), available once per homeowner per fiscal year. A tree larger than the size on file for its rebate tier is reimbursed at the next lower tier rather than disqualified (for example, a 45-gallon tree is reimbursed at the 30-gallon rate).

This rebate is capped at $500 per year.

Rebate of $1 per square foot of irrigated turf replaced with native plants, up to 250 sq ft. Flexible options including pollinator gardens, gravel, mulch, or paving.

LCRA's WaterSmart Rebates pay 50% of your cost, up to $3,000 per residential property each year, across four rebate types. Turf conversion (pre-approval required): $0.50 per square foot up to $2,000 for converting at least 200 square feet of healthy turf to native beds or drought-tolerant landscape, with no turf grass or automatic irrigation in the replacement. Other landscape rebates: compost and mulch 50% up to $1,000 (no Dillo Dirt, rock, or rubber), mechanical aeration 50% up to $200, and a soil test up to $50 through Texas A&M AgriLife Extension or 50% up to $125 through the Texas Plant and Soil Lab. Irrigation: a free system evaluation through a participating provider, or up to $100 toward one with a licensed irrigator, plus equipment rebates (WaterSense smart controllers up to $100, soil moisture sensors up to $250, rain sensors up to $20, pressure-regulating heads and nozzles up to $5 each, valves and in-line regulators up to $100, hose-end timers up to $40). Pool: filters up to $250 per high-efficiency cartridge, and covers 50% up to $50 per manual or solar ring or up to $200 for a permanent mechanical cover. Rebates cover material costs, not labor or tax. (LCRA WaterSmart Rebates program page, last verified July 2026.)

Turf conversion needs pre-approval before you start, and every other rebate is reimbursed after the work is done, so confirm your water provider qualifies before applying. Residents of the City of Round Rock are not eligible for this program.

$1.25 per square foot of turf removed, up to $2,000 lifetime per property. Projects must use native or native-adapted non-invasive plants with 2 inches of mulch on beds and 50% plant cover at maturity; existing above-ground irrigation in the project area must be retired or converted to drip or bubblers, and no new permanent irrigation is allowed. Artificial turf and turf-to-turf swaps do not qualify (City of Pflugerville Pflourishing Flora page, last verified June 2026).

Pflugerville residents may also qualify for LCRA WaterSmart rebates separately. Check both programs for maximum savings.

Rebate to help with the cost of converting the parkway strip (the area between the sidewalk and the street): removing the grass and converting the strip to hardscape or native plants, with the existing irrigation in that strip capped or converted to drip irrigation. The city describes this as an irrigation-focused conservation program, not a general turf removal rebate, and yards without an irrigation system in the parkway strip do not qualify. City resources include the WilcoScape native plant database for plant selection. (City of Round Rock conservation rebates page and Jessica Woods, Water Conservation Coordinator Senior, City of Round Rock, August 2026; last verified August 2026.)

Round Rock also offers free irrigation system check-ups and smart watering classes. LCRA rebates are no longer available to any City of Round Rock resident.

SMTX Utilities pays 50% of project cost up to $100 per zone for converting a spray zone to drip irrigation or point-source drip emitters, up to $200 per zone for capping and removing an entire zone, and up to $500 for capping and removing an entire irrigation system including the controller. Removed components must be saved and turned over to SMTXU at the follow-up inspection, and the rebate is issued as a credit on the utility bill (SMTX Utilities Irrigation Zone Conversion or Removal Rebate flyer dated May 2025, last verified August 2026).

A natural companion to turf conversion: removing or downsizing irrigation zones as lawn areas become native beds. Rebates are first come, first served and subject to availability of funds.

SMTX Utilities pays $0.50 per gallon of storage capacity for non-pressurized rainwater systems and $1.00 per gallon for pressurized systems, in both cases capped at 50% of the purchase price. The maximum rebate per property is set by water meter size: $5,000 on a standard 5/8 x 3/4 inch residential meter, rising to $20,000 for 2 inch and larger meters. The rebate covers materials and labor for new finished barrels or tanks, tank pads, first-flush diverters, primary filtration, and pumps; gutters, miscellaneous pipe and fittings, advanced treatment, and irrigation components do not qualify. The rebate is issued as a credit on the utility bill (SMTX Utilities Rainwater Harvesting Rebate Program packet, last verified August 2026).

Rebates are first come, first served and subject to availability of funds.

The Soil Saver Rebate pays 50% of the cost of service, equipment rental, or materials for core aeration of lawn areas, top-dressing lawns or beds with compost, and plant-based mulch on beds, gardens, and trees. Single-family residential caps: $50 for core aeration, $75 for compost, and $75 for mulch, so about $200 combined. Commercial and institutional caps are $200 for each practice. Core or plug aeration only (not spike, liquid, or chemical); compost a quarter to half inch on lawns or one to two inches on beds, with blends at least 50% compost; plant-based mulch such as wood chips, not stone, fabric, or rubber. The rebate is issued as a credit on the utility bill (SMTX Utilities Soil Saver Rebate Program PDF, sanmarcostx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15566, verified September 2026).

Email the completed packet to jdelacruz3@sanmarcostx.gov (Conservation Department, 512-393-8310). Rebates are first come, first served and subject to availability of funds.

The City of Sunset Valley reimburses residents for native and adapted plants: perennials from $1 (4 inch) to $10 (10 gallon), native trees from $25 (15-20 gallon) to $200 (up to 48 inch boxed), and native seed at $10 per pound. The annual rebate is capped at $500 per property. Plants are chosen from the Grow Green Native and Adapted Landscape Plants Guide, and you submit the application within 30 days of purchase and installation with itemized receipts and after photos (City of Sunset Valley Native Plant Rebate Program, last verified June 2026).

Grass removal rebate up to $2,000. Drought-tolerant tree rebate up to $500. Also offers healthy soil rebates for mulch, compost, and aeration.

New Braunfels also offers a Comal County Gardening Guide rebate, up to $40.

Digital coupons redeemed at participating stores, not a cash rebate. The fall coupon is worth $150. Each coupon requires replacing at least 200 sq ft of grass and planting 15 approved plants. Up to 4 coupons per application window, with a lifetime limit of 8 per property. Fall applications run mid-June through October 15; spring applications run March 1 to April 30. Free "Plant by Numbers" landscape design plans available at GardenStyleSA.com.

Coupons are seasonal, $125 in spring and $150 in fall, with up to 4 per year and a lifetime cap of 8 per property, and they open March 1 each year so it helps to apply early. 1-gallon ornamental trees are now eligible too.

Rebate for xeriscape and native plant conversion plus micro-irrigation systems. WaterWise Landscape pays $20 per 100 sq ft (500 to 2,000 sq ft); Irrigation Design pays 50% up to $500.

Utility bill credit for purchasing native or adapted trees, available only to City of Denton Utility customers. Up to 5 trees per property per program year. Trees purchased between October 1 and May 1 qualify.

Consider pairing this with the Turf Buy-Back program for a full front-yard conversion.

Cash rebate for converting irrigated turf to native or adapted plants. $5.00/sq ft for the first 2,500 sq ft, then $3.50/sq ft from 2,501 to 5,000 sq ft (a maximum of 5,000 sq ft per property). Minimum 400 sq ft required. Pre- and post-inspection by City staff. Spray irrigation in the area must be removed or converted to drip. The program is not accepting applications now; the City says to check back in March 2027.

Funds are limited, so apply early in the fiscal year. This rebate pays $5 per square foot for the first 2,500 square feet and $3.50 per square foot after that, up to $21,250 total, with typical projects earning $2,000 to $12,500.

Rebate for removing at least 125 sq ft of turf and planting a Texas Tough Native Go N Grow Garden kit (purchased through Rooted In at designated pickup locations).

The 2026 application window has closed, so check savetarrantwater.com for 2027 dates. Pickup locations include Arlington, Fort Worth, Mansfield, and Southlake.

Water bill credits for qualifying water-saving purchases, including native and adaptive plants, weather-based irrigation controllers, rain sensors, high-efficiency sprinkler bodies and nozzles, topsoil, and core aeration. Up to $300 per year across all qualifying purchases, credited through your retail water provider (NFBWA Resident Water Conservation Rebate page, nfbwa.com/resident-rebate, last verified June 2026).

Not every Sugar Land or Katy address qualifies, since the rebate flows through participating MUDs, so customers outside those districts may not be eligible. The 2026 program year is open.

Bill credit for 50% of the purchase or installation cost of rain barrels, drip irrigation, native low-water-use plants, smart controllers, and rain sensors, capped at $150 lifetime per water bill account (rain sensors capped at $80). Plants are chosen from the Montgomery County native plant list (Woodlands Water rebates page, woodlandswater.org/rebates, last verified June 2026).

$1 per square foot for converting healthy irrigated turfgrass to drought-tolerant landscape (min 100 sq ft). $500/yr combined cap across utility rebates.

Because of the $500 per year combined cap, this turf rebate effectively covers up to 500 square feet.

Pays $0.50 per square foot for replacing at least 200 square feet of healthy turf with native or drought-tolerant plants, up to $600. Pre-approval required. Companion rebates cover compost/mulch (50%, up to $600), aeration (50%, up to $100), and soil testing (up to $50). Distinct from the LCRA WaterSmart program (West Travis County Public Utility Agency; last verified June 2026).

Many Texas water utilities offer rebates for EPA WaterSense smart irrigation controllers and for converting spray to drip. Amounts and eligibility vary by provider. Search by zip code at the EPA WaterSense Rebate Finder to see programs in your area.

Rebate finder links to utility-specific programs. Smart controller and drip conversion rebates are common in water-stressed regions.