Within the past week have you used a straw, plastic grocery bag, plastic utensil, or a plastic water bottle? If so, then there is a likelihood that even if you properly disposed of the single-use plastic item, it might end up back in the environment. A recently published two-year survey of marine debris spanning the Gulf of Mexico (GofM) from North Padre Island National Seashore, Texas to Santa Rosa, Florida found that marine debris accumulation rates were ten times greater in Texas than similar coastlines of the north central GofM, with 69-95% of the marine debris consisting of plastics (Wessel et. al., 2019). The goal of this study was to conduct and initial assessment of the extent of microplastic pollution on Texas state park beaches (Galveston Island, Mustang Island and Sea Rim). Collections took place during the months of June and July during the summer and from September to November during the fall of 2019 (Permit No: 2019-R4-01). We used a modified surface sediment sampling protocol based on the NOAA Marine Debris Monitoring Program. At each beach, we laid out a 50 X 1 meter transect on the high tide line. We characterized the samples using a dissecting microscope with a camera attachment, and measured microplastics using ImageJ. Microplastics were found at all three sample sites at all collection times. Galveston Island State Park had the most microplastic pollution and amount of microplastics collected for all months sampled. We will conduct further sampling during different months to investigate trends of microplastic pollution on Texas beaches.