Texas Association of Managing Editors

The 2023 TAPME Award Winners

01 - Newsroom of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Houston Chronicle	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Waco Tribune-Herald	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Seguin Gazette - Newsroom of the Year	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Dallas Morning News Newspaper of the Year	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The McAllen Monitor	The Monitor	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Paris News	The Paris News - Newsroom of the Year	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Austin American-Statesman	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Laredo Morning Times	LMT Newsroom of the Year	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Kerrville Daily Times	Newsroom of the Year	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	LDN newsroom	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	The Daily Sentinel	Honorable Mention	View Entry

02 - Community Service

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Contaminated Fifth Ward rail yard linked to highly dangerous toxic waste	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	Narcan on hand	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Sexual assault in Angelina County	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	What's the difference between a mass shooter and a gun loving Texan?	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	San Antonio Report	2022 Voter Guide for Bexar County	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Pandemic Border Health	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Community service	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Getting Off Easy	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Checks in the Mail	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Public Notices	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Disabled & Abandoned	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Harbor Bridge replacement safety concerns	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Temple Daily Telegram	Tornado coverage	Honorable Mention	View Entry

03 - Team Effort

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Disabled & Abandoned	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Checks in the Mail	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	The City Beat	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Massacre in Uvalde	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Property taxes	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Kerrville Daily Times	Team Effort	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Hurricane Harvey 5 year anniversary prompts Ike Dike	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Fort Worth Report	August Flooding	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Team effort	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Human Smuggling Tragedy	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	El Paso Mass Shooting Anniversary	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Paris News	Team Effort - November tornado hits Lamar County	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Nacogdoches police chief	Honorable Mention	View Entry

04 - Freedom of Information

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Texas Tribune	Uvalde shooting and the fight for transparency	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Uvalde transparency	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	School district records	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Stephen F. Austin State University president	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Killeen Daily Herald	KISD reports	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Bring graduation back to Baytown	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Military Injustice	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Harbor Bridge replacement safety concerns	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Angelina County's legal woes	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Unnamed dead	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal	Records released detail what led to sudden resignation of Angelo State University president	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Sexual assault in Angelina County	Honorable Mention	View Entry

05 - Video

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Dallas Morning News	Operation Lone Star	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	The border buses: New York City’s migrant crisis	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	Esports Skillet	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Investigation of death at Tarrant County jail	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Hillcrest is vanishing. Here's what it's like for those left behind	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	‘District Merchants,’ an uneasy comedy, open Friday at BaytownLittle Theater	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	7 hours, 122 miles and many tears – One woman’s grueling search for baby formula	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	San Antonio Report	San Antonio mariachis travel to Uvalde to offer songs for healing	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	CFP Announcement	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Exclusive video shows police responding to shooting inside Robb Elementary School	Honorable Mention	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Before the school shooting, Uvalde was known for a 1970 Hispanic student walkout. Its aging participants fear its spirit and memory are fading.	Honorable Mention	View Entry

06 - Deadline Writing

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Colleyville synagogue	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	DA's lawyer allegedly behind mystery emails	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Grfffis says Gray claims are 100% false	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Bombshell 400-page report finds Southern Baptist leaders routinely silenced sexual abuse survivors	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Migrants cross en masse	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Longview News-Journal	'We all grew up here'	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	Man on trial in Denton swigs mysterious liquid and dies after being found guilty	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Human Smuggling Tragedy	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Fort Worth Report	‘A complicated time in Texas:’ Amid bubbling book ban battle, librarians gather for conference in downtown Fort Worth	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Flournoy's corruption allegations	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Massacre in Uvalde	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Family returns home with remains of son	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Conroe Courier	Convicted felon registers as school board trainer	Honorable Mention	View Entry

07 - Feature Writing

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Texas Tribune	A GOP power grab shatters 30 years of political progress for Black voters in Galveston County	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Dry River Blues	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	El Paso Inc.	Faith, love, and compassion: A father-son relationship story	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	One town, two frontiers: Inside tiny Van Horn, home to Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Laredo Morning Times	LMT "WWE Roxanne Perez" Series Feature Writing	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	It's a calling	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	A new name and a new life: How Kaitlin Armstrong disappeared -- and how she was found	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Evangelia Settlement: A legacy of child care	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	El Paso Inc.	Off-stage with Miss El Paso USA	3RD PLACE	View Entry

08 - Sports Feature

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Home of Lovie Smith	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	San Antonio Report	Secret philanthropist: Coach Popovich’s gruff persona belies his generosity	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	Pioneers on the mat: TWU’s first wrestling team is led by a trailblazing coach	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Most DFW high school football coaches earn $100K	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Laredo Morning Times	LMT Sports Features	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Sharpened Skills	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	The best basketball player in Texas	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Selected Features	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Quarterback, coach happy about phone call made on Christmas	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Honoring a mother's memory	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal	'It’s very hard': Texas high school sports officials search for answers to referee shortage	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	Special teams, special connection: How Jordy Sandy and Griffin Kell's relationship blossomed	Honorable Mention	View Entry

09 - Sports Column Writing

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Mike Finger	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Laredo Morning Times	LMT Kroeger Sports Column Writing	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Josh Havard 3 more columns	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Cheering Brittany Griner's prison sentence is un-American	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal	Why would anyone possibly want this to end?	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Hewell Sports Columns	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Win it for Dusty? Yes, and it's so nice for Astros manager	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Brice Cherry columns	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Columns by Managing Editor Dave Rogers	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Kevin Sherrington's Columns	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Wichita Falls Times Record News	Hirschi-Graham fight leads to difficult conversation about racism	Honorable Mention	View Entry

10 - General Column Writing

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Cary Clack	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	San Antonio Report	Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Jess Huff columns	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Bud Kennedy's columns	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Columns by Keith Kohn	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Gary Stallard columns	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Bridget Grumet	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Selected Columns	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Josh Edwards entry	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Sharon Grigsby City Columnist	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Throwback Thursday by Allison Ehrlich	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Paris News	David's Columns	Honorable Mention	View Entry

11 - Editorial Writing

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Cary Clack	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Longview News-Journal	Randy Ferguson portfolio	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Josh Edwards entry	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Editorial writing	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Selected editorials by Keith Kohn	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Stacy Faison 5 editorials	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Josh Brodesky	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Brownsville Herald	Carlos Rodriguez- Editorial Entry 1	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Editorial writing 3	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Our Voice	Honorable Mention	View Entry

12 - Comment and Criticism

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Houstons new food writer, Bao Ong	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Painting through adversity	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Josh Edwards entry	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Alison Cook	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Selected Reviews	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	The Catch	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Eric Webb reviews	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Twitter theology	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Comment and Criticism Steve Showalter	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Reinventing Dealey Plaza, Buildings That Made Dallas: City Hall, Buildings That Made Dallas: NorthPark Center	Honorable Mention	View Entry

13 - Business Reporting

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Tenants fight back	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Business Reporting: Vic Kolenc	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	How a Bartonville startup became a target for music giant Fender	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	While home values skyrocket, Texas businesses have gotten a break.	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Can Nueces County find a solution to illegal game rooms? Here's what other counties do.	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Raising a stink	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Secrets behind H-E-B's success	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Texas was the last coastal state to legalize commercial oyster farms. Here's how it's going.	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	Battles over Airbnb and other short-term rentals are dividing North Texans	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Mapping Musklandia: A guide to Elon Musk-related activity in the Austin area	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	El Paso Inc.	Scrap the presses!	Honorable Mention	View Entry

14 - Specialty Reporting

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Julian Gill Health reporter	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Border Reporting: Lauren Villagran	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	For low-income tenants, HOA restrictions drive racial housing segregation	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Lauren McGaughy: LGBTQ+ coverage	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Port of Corpus Christi	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Public Finance Corporation	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Claire Ballor Specialty Reporting	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Latino Diversity: Monica Ortiz Uribe	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Homeless in Lufkin	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Erin Douglas, Climate Reporter	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Kim Smith crime/courts entries	Honorable Mention	View Entry

15 - News Photography

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Uvalde father	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Nowhere To Go	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	A_15_Abilene_ErdrichRonald4	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Rights in the Lights	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	Large migrant group crosses Rio Grande	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	A_15_Abilene_ErdrichRonald1	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Possum Kingdom firefighters	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	Venezuelans evicted	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Viking pools fire (photo 1 of 37)	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	The Odessa water outage underscores a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Uvalde	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Dan Patrick	Honorable Mention	View Entry

16 - Feature Photography

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Cadet Clap	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Conroe Courier	Firehose	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	UTPB hires new band director	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Members of the Prosper drill team cast shadows	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Brownsville Herald	“The Nutcracker” rehearsal at Harlingen CISD Performing Arts Center	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	El Paso Inc.	Q&A Dr. Skateboard	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Texas bans many proven tools for helping drug users. Advocates are handing them out anyway.	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The McAllen Monitor	El Grito Barber Derby	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Beefsteak Dinner	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Flock of horns	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Carroll band	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	ECISD hires new transportation director (top photo)	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	A_16_Abilene_ErdrichRonald1	Honorable Mention	View Entry

17 - Sports Photography

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Champagne Dusty	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Velocity Tour	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Kerrville Daily Times	Sports Photography: Lady Antlers take 3-of-4 - Tivy's Gabriella Watts (4) slides into third	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Air-born Touchdown	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Defense leads the way	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Sports photos by Chris Cody	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Mexican Rodeo	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal	Jumping football player	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	College baseball (photo 3 of 15)	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Running Light	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	MotoSurf	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Longview News-Journal	Painful slide	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	A_17_Abilene_ErdrichRonald3	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Area baseball	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	UNDER THE HOME LIGHTS	Honorable Mention	View Entry

18 - Photojournalism

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Uvalde School Shooting	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	The McAllen Monitor	Hidalgo County jail	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Boys and their toys	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Covid Lung Transplant	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Photo story by Kit MacAvoy	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	El Paso Inc.	Gen Z and pride	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Haitian Odyssey	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Migrants cross en masse	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Big Country Barnstorm	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Operation Lone Star	Honorable Mention	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	We followed one of Abbott's migrant buses from Texas to Chicago. Here's what we learned.	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke rally in Alpine, TX	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Brownsville Herald	2022 Los Fresnos Rodeo	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Via Dolorosa	Honorable Mention	View Entry

19 - Headline Writing

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Jeff Criesi's headlines	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Longview News-Journal	Randy Ferguson portfolio	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Stacy Faison 5 headlines	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Greg Anglin Collection	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Clute, The Facts	Michael Morris headlines	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Headlines by Mark Fleming	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Sandra Guerra-Cline headline portfolio	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Temple Daily Telegram	Randy Ray portfolio	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Jeff Pownall 5 headlines	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Autumn Pattison headline portfolio	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Waco Tribune-Herald	Brice Cherry sports headlines	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Headlines 1	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Josh Edwards entry	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Paris News	David Money 1	Honorable Mention	View Entry

20 - Infographics

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Morning of Chaos	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	The McAllen Monitor	2022 Voter Turnout	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Mass shooting	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Texas’ plan to provide water for a growing population virtually ignores climate change	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The McAllen Monitor	TIMELINE: Biden and the Border Wall	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	TCU Baseball Team ERA	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	What officials got wrong about Uvalde massacre	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Killeen Daily Herald	Killeen marijuana law: The major players	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	Attendance at Schollmaier Arena in 2022	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Here’s how much Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke have raised in the race for Texas governor	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Domestic violence	Honorable Mention	View Entry

21 - Designer of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Tom Fox	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Killeen Daily Herald	2022 Pages	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Stacy Faison 5 pages	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Jeff Meddaugh design portfolio	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Laredo Morning Times	LMT Designer of the Year	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Kerrville Daily Times	Designer of the Year	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Adrian Alvarez	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung	H-Z Designer	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Design Editor Cheryl Donatto	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Victoria Advocate Designer of the Year	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Star Designer	Honorable Mention	View Entry

22 - Star Reporter of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Tony Plohetski: Reporting from Uvalde and elsewhere	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Chase Rogers	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Kim Smith Star Reporter of year entries	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Julian Gill	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	San Antonio Report	Raquel Torres	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	Amber Gaudet, Denton Record-Chronicle	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Nichole Manna's coverage of Tarrant County jail	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The McAllen Monitor	Valerie Gonzalez	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Jess Huff star reporter	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Eleanor Klibanoff, Women's Health Reporter	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	Inside TCU's housing crunch	Honorable Mention	View Entry

23 - Star Photojournalist of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Sam Owens	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Conroe Courier	Jason Fochtman	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Star Photojournalist	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Tom Fox - Star Photojournalist of the Year	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Angela Piazza	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel	Josh Edwards entry	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Domino Club	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Lubbock Avalanche-Journal	Annie Rice Star Photojournalist Application	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Joel Andrews photojournalist	3RD PLACE	View Entry

24 - Star Opinion Writer of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Josh Brodesky	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Brownsville Herald	Carlos Rodriguez-Star Opinion Writer of the Year	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	David Bloom	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Bridget Grumet	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Selected Editorials	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Abilene Reporter-News	Star Opinion	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Ryan Sanders' entries	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Jeff Pownall star editorials	3RD PLACE	View Entry

25 - Star Investigative Report of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Texas Tribune	Operation Lone Star	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Galveston County Daily News	Checks in the Mail	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	For low-income tenants, HOA restrictions drive racial housing segregation	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Disabled & Abandoned	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	El Paso district attorney	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Sexual assault in Angelina County	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Military Injustice	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	Narcan on hand	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	Former tenants accuse local landlord of exploitative practices, theft	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Carswell prison investigation	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	School board abuse of power	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Water woes	Honorable Mention	View Entry

26 - Star Breaking News Report of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, ending constitutional protection of abortion rights:	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Temple Daily Telegram	Salado area tornado coverage	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Seguin Gazette-Enterprise	Tornado rips through Kingsbury	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Uvalde shooting and its aftermath	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Migrants cross en masse	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Lufkin Daily News	Exiled from July 4th show	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Colleyville synagogue standoff	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Tamara Diaz's Star Breaking News Report of the Year	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Baytown Sun	Star Breaking News Reporter Matt Hollis	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Human Smuggling Tragedy	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Corpus Christi Caller-Times	TxDOT suspends construction of new Harbor Bridge span due to safety concerns	Honorable Mention	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Sheriff says claims are 100% false	Honorable Mention	View Entry

27 - Star Online Package of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Ike Dike	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Brownsville Herald	Stay of Execution	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Griffis says Gray claims 100 percent false	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Churches are breaking the law and endorsing in elections, experts say. The IRS looks the other way.	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	El Paso Times	Tale Of Two Mass Shootings	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	Former tenants accuse local landlord of exploitative practices, theft	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Morning of Chaos	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	San Antonio Report	Where I Live series map	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	Live blog: Texas midterm election day 2022	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Texas Tribune	Uvalde shooting and its aftermath	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	El Paso Matters	El Paso elections	Honorable Mention	View Entry

28 - Celeste Williams Star Sportswriter of the Year

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Houston Chronicle	Danielle Lerner	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Bryan-College Station Eagle	After a year of NIL compensation for Texas colleges, questions still remain about its future	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Bryan-College Station Eagle	Texas A&M athletes made more than $4 million in NIL deals last year	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Bryan-College Station Eagle	'Shooting with Buzz' practices have helped build shots and relationships with A&M men's team	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Bryan-College Station Eagle	Texas A&M men's basketball advances to NIT finals with win over Washington State	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	Bryan-College Station Eagle	Brown: Sankey, SEC looking to blaze a new trail in NIL legislation	1ST PLACE	View Entry
1A	The Daily Skiff, TCU	A game of inches: TCU falls 31-28 to Kansas State in OT of Big 12 Championship	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Chandler Rome	2ND PLACE	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Sam Fowler Star Sportswriter of the Year entry	2ND PLACE	View Entry
1A	Denton Record-Chronicle	The ins and out of University of North Texas athletics in 2022	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Brad Townsend's entries	3RD PLACE	View Entry
2A	Laredo Morning Times	LMT Sportswriter of the Year	3RD PLACE	View Entry
1A	Odessa American	Lee Scheide sports entries	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Michael Gehlken's entries	Honorable Mention	View Entry
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Cedric Golden	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	Killeen Daily Herald	Area sports	Honorable Mention	View Entry
2A	The Victoria Advocate	Mike Forman Star Sportswriter entries	Honorable Mention	View Entry

29 - Michael Brick Storytelling Award

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
3A	Austin American-Statesman	Kelsey Bradshaw	1ST PLACE	View Entry
3A	San Antonio, Express-News	Nancy Preyor-Johnson	2ND PLACE	View Entry
3A	Houston Chronicle	Andrew Dansby, Storyteller	3RD PLACE	View Entry
3A	Dallas Morning News	Sharon Grigsby Storytelling Entry	Honorable Mention	View Entry

Spanish Language Winners

01s - News (Spanish-Language)

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Migrantes aprovechan camiones de Abbott	1ST PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Uvalde, pena y dolor golpean a una comunidad en la que todo el mundo se conoce	2ND PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	El voto latino es un abanico de diversidad	3RD PLACE	View Entry

02s - Features (Spanish-Language)

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	'Es como volver a nacer'	1ST PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Sin hostilidad, imitadoras despliegan su arte	2ND PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Vivir en Dallas solo con idiomas mayas	3RD PLACE	View Entry

03s - Sports Writing (Spanish-Language)

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Cris Vázquez, el chef mexicano que prepara la comida para miles de fans en el estadio de los Rangers	1ST PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Arman sus maletas para irse a Qatar	2ND PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Equipo de futbol para ciegos en Fort Worth es fuente de inspiración para mucha gente	3RD PLACE	View Entry

04s - Opinion Writing (Spanish-Language)

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Sequía en Monterrey: Cómo es vivir por nueve días en una ciudad sin agua	1ST PLACE	View Entry

05s - Headline Writing (Spanish-Language)

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	El voto latino es un abanico de diversidad	1ST PLACE	View Entry
2A	La Voz	German Fernandez_Moores	2ND PLACE	View Entry
4A	Al Dia (Dallas Morning News)	Orgullo en la vestimenta	3RD PLACE	View Entry

06s - Newspaper of the Year (Spanish-Language)

Class	Newspaper	Entry Title	Place	View