Texas dance halls are about family, history, romance, and a way of life.
Dance halls are where generations of Texans have played and listened to some of the best music made in America. At a dance hall, you can fall in love, and then teach your children and grandchildren to dance … catch up with friends and neighbors, welcome newcomers, and create the social ties that bind our towns and our state together. Come on out and see for yourself what makes a historic dance hall one of the most Texas things there is.
Attention dance hall owners!
Texas Music Office Announces Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program Applications Now Open
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office (TMO) announced on September 4, 2024 the opening of applications for the second year of the Texas Music Incubator Rebate (TMIR) Program. As first announced by Governor Abbott and the TMO in 2023, the TMIR Program provides qualifying Texas music venues and festival promoters a full or partial rebate of mixed beverage gross receipts taxes or sales taxes of up to $100,000 to help support the live music industry in communities across the state.
With $20.2 million approved for the biennium in the 88th Legislative Session, applications for Fiscal Year 2024 funding are now open through November 30, 2024.
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Preservation Fund Grant Program
Texas Dance Hall Preservation offers seed grants to help dance halls make repairs or help pay for a building condition assessment by a qualified architect or structural engineer. The Spring application deadline is March 15. The Fall application deadline is September 15.