Ask Mr. Smarty Plants

First, let me refer you to a similar previous Mr. Smarty Plants question for a vine to cover a retaining wall. And from the article mentioned in that answer, here were our suggestions for dealing rapidly with an ugly concrete wall:

"And the wall? Have you ever considered a gallon of masonry paint? Pick a nice soft background color, maybe green. Get a couple of rollers with special pads designed for painting on cement, and a few hours should make it look a whole lot better. Still not satisfied? Put a few green, maybe even blooming, shrubs in front of it to distract attention. Don't want to spend money on shrubs you're going to leave behind? Put them in large pots-that will give them even more height, more interest in front of the wall, and you can put them on the truck when you move."

Now for a previous answer on this subject from Round Rock, right next door to you. This answer also deals with creeping fig, hopefully in strong enough terms you won't even consider it. This last previous answer we referred you to has a list of vines that are heat and drought resistant because they are native to your area. It also refers to vines covering a stucco wall, but a concrete wall would be about the same situation. Deer resistance is always the hardest trait to find in any kind of plant. Of the list we gave in that article, these are the vines that are "moderately" (which means if they are hungry enough, the deer will eat them) deer resistant:

Campsis radicans (Trumpet creeper)

Clematis pitcheri (Purple clematis)

Passiflora incarnata (Purple passionflower)

Also, in that article we mentioned two plants that are not vines but are highly deer resistant and might work as cover for the concrete wall.

Hesperaloe parviflora (Red yucca)

Leucophyllum frutescens (Cenizo)

Follow each plant link to our webpage on that plant, which will tell you the prospective size of the plant, growing conditions and whether it is evergreen or deciduous. Most particularly, pay attention to light requirements. In other words, is the growing space in sun (6 or more hours of sun a day), part shade (2 to 6 hours), or shade less than 2 hours a day).