Buffalo grass is available. Not sure if you have to buy seed or sod, though. I've seen it on several lawns in Texas in areas with long, hot, dry summers. It is still thick and very dark green, even in drought conditions, but your lawnmower blades must be very sharp or there will be nasty brown edges all over at the cut lines, more so than other grasses.
It's very coarse, so it looks very different than other grasses, but some like it. Not sure how much water it requires in the off season, though.
I like the idea of using a lot of alternative landscape idea, like truckncycle's xeriscape and dry riverbed (plaease post a pic when done).
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