As others have said above, UT is stingy with merit scholarships if you get in. If you received a scholarship for fine arts, they would expect you to major in fine art. If he is a NMF, UTD, UNT, Texas Tech and A&M offer full tuition to full ride scholarships. Without making NMF but with a 35 ACT he could receive a full tuition scholarship plus $3000/semester from UTD, at UNT up to $10,000/yr and at A&M up to $3000/yr. I do know both SMU and TCU give merit scholarships but most bring them down to the public university costs. At Texas State, you would be eligible for $6500 to $9500/yr.