pretty much no
They are hardcore about the state residency in texas I did a lot of research the only way you can is if you lived there for 1 year previous to applying. They even question those that were Adopted in Texas for residency, as in they lived there but were adopted. (what I heard). The only way you could get a discount is through a scholarship aka you would get instate tuition for one year. Thats about it but the price of tuition for out of state is still very reasonable 26,000 approx. Cost of living is low.