Study: Fewer Litterers 'Messing with Texas'

Published: Sept. 6, 2013, noon

b"Besides being one of the state's most popular slogans, Don't mess with Texas\\xae also is proving to be effective as an anti-littering message. Established by the Texas Department of Transportation in 1986, Don't mess with Texas\\xae has helped reduce visible litter by 34 percent on TxDOT-maintained roadways between 2009 and 2013, according to TxDOT's 2013 Texas Litter Survey."