Texas Managing Editors honors the top journalism across the state with its awards contest. Winners are announced throughout the annual conference, which is taking place April 24-26.
FEATURE WRITING
1A
1st Place: Jennifer Dean, Louis Amestoy – Kerr County Lead
2nd Place: Sam Shaw – The Waco Bridge
3rd Place: Sydney Jansen – The Daily Skiff, TCU
Honorable Mention: Paul Witwer – San Angelo Standard-Times
2A
1st Place: Jeff Abbott – El Paso Times
2nd Place: Ken Rodriguez – San Antonio Report
3rd Place: Robert Moore – El Paso Matters
Honorable Mention: McKinnon Rice, Forth Worth Report; Marissa Greene, Fort Worth Report
3A
1st Place: Sarah Smith – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Yamil Berard – The Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Ana Gutierrez – Austin American-Statesman
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1A
1st Place: Ruben R. Ramirez – El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Beth Hisler – Baytown Sun
3rd Place: Meredith Seaver – Bryan-College Station Eagle
2A
1st Place: Tennyson Luhrs – New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
2nd Place: Stuart Villanueva – The Galveston County Daily News
3rd Place: Gaby Velasquez – El Paso Times
Honorable Mention: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times; Stuart Villanueva – The Galveston County Daily News; Hamida Botchway – Killeen Daily Herald
3A
1st Place: Amanda McCoy – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
2nd Place: Jay Janner – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Jay Janner – Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention: Sam Owens – San Antonio Express-News
GENERAL COLUMN WRITING
1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
3rd Place: Josh Havard – Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Joe Southern – Bryan-College Station Eagle
2A
1st Place: Blake Burleson – Waco Tribune-Herald
2nd Place: Robert Moore – El Paso Matters
3rd Place: Bill Whitaker – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Kevin Limiti – Killeen Daily Herald
3A
1st Place: Lisa Falkenberg – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Bud Kennedy – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Cary Clack – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Robert Wilonsky – The Dallas Morning News
INFOGRAPHICS
1A
1st Place: Ella Funke – The Daily Skiff, TCU
2nd Place: Lance Kingrey – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Kiley Beykirch – The Daily Skiff, TCU
2A
1st Place: Win Emmons – Waco Tribune-Herald
2nd Place: Michael Rodriguez – MyRGV.com
3rd Place: Ismael M. Belkoura – Fort Worth Report
Honorable Mention: Corey Greineisen – The Galveston County Daily News
3A
1st Place: Matt Zdun, Jason Buch, Benjamin Wermund – San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Caroline Ghisolfi – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Leila Darwiche – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable mention: Michael Hogue – The Dallas Morning News
EDITORIAL WRITING
1A
1st Place: Louis Amestoy – Kerr County Lead
2nd Place: Kim Smith, Laura Dennis – Odessa American
3rd Place: Stacy Faison, Josh Havard – Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Michael A. Smith – The Galveston County Daily News
2nd Place: Dave Miller – Killeen Daily Herald
3rd Place: Leonard Woolsey – The Galveston County Daily News
3A
1st Place: Cary Clack – San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Evan Mintz – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Bridget Grumet – Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention: Raj Mankad – Houston Chronicle
VIDEO
1A
1st Place: Rosanna Fraire – San Angelo Standard-Times
2nd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
3rd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Colin McThorn & Caleb Gottry – The Daily Skiff, TCU; Will Lanigan, Edwin Quarles – Lufkin Daily News
2A
1st Place: Angela Piazza – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
2nd Place: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
3rd Place: Gaby Velasquez – El Paso Times
Honorable Mention: Rod Aydelotte – Win Emmons, Waco Tribune-Herald; Corey Greineisen – The Galveston County Daily News
3A
1st Place: Sharon Steinmann – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Michel Fortier, Annasofia Scheve, Monte Bach – San Antonio Express-News
3rd Place: Laura Duclos, Emily Foxhall – The Texas Tribune
Honorable Mention: Azul Sordo – The Dallas Morning News, Laura Duclos – The Texas Tribune
COMMENT AND CRITICISM
1A
1st Place: Joe Southern – Bryan-College Station Eagle
2nd Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
3rd Place: Victor R. Martinez – El Paso Inc.
Honorable Mention: Elena Mathews – Cheryl Donatto, Baytown Sun; Will Lanigan – Lufkin Daily News
2A
1st Place: Pablo Villa – El Paso Matters
2nd Place: Carl Hoover – Waco Tribune-Herald
3rd Place: Alana Edgin, Mateo Rosiles – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Honorable Mention: Michael Rodriguez – MyRGV.com; Carl Hoover – Waco Tribune-Herald
3A
1st Place: Deborah Sengupta Stith – Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Bud Kennedy – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Sarah Hepola – The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Bao Ong – Houston Chronicle; Mark Lamster – The Dallas Morning News
SPORTS COLUMN WRITING
1A
1st Place: Nathan Hague – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Josh Havard – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Alex Miller – Bryan-College Station Eagle
Honorable Mention: Edwin Quarles – Lufkin Daily News
2A
1st Place: Jason Mack – Laredo Morning Times
2nd Place: Don Williams – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
3rd Place: Nathan Giese – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Honorable Mention: Tim Waits – Temple Daily Telegram
3A
1st Place: Kevin Sherrington – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Tim Cowlishaw – The Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Cedric Golden – Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention: Mike Finger – San Antonio Express-News
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
1A
1st Place: Ruben R. Ramirez – El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
3rd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Paul Witwer – San Angelo Standard-Times
2A
1st Place: Gaby Velasquez – El Paso Times
2nd Place: Delcia Lopez – MyRGV.com
3rd Place: Brisenia Flores – Clute, The Facts
Honorable Mention: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times; Stuart Villanueva – The Galveston County Daily News; Nathan Giese – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
3A
1st Place: Jason Fochtman – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Sara Diggins – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Jason Fochtman – Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Amanda McCoy – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
SPORTS FEATURE
1A
1st Place: Jonathan Hull – Wichita Falls Times Record News
2nd Place (tie): Josh Havard – Lufkin Daily News; Drew Muller – The Daily Skiff, TCU
3rd Place: Andrew McCulloch – Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Steve Escajeda – El Paso Inc.
2A
1st Place: Dennis Silva II – Clute, The Facts
2nd Place: Billy Woods – Laredo Morning Times
3rd Place: Jason Mack – Laredo Morning Times
Honorable Mention: Quinton Martinez – Corpus Christi Caller-Times; James LaCombe – The Galveston County Daily News
3A
1st Place: Emiliano Tahui Gomez – Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Danielle Lerner – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Shawn McFarland – The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Mike Curtis – The Dallas Morning News
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Ruben R. Ramirez – El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Joel Andrews – Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Abilene Reporter-News, Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, Baytown Sun
2A
1st Place: Delcia Lopez – MyRGV.com
2nd Place: Marissa Greene – Fort Worth Report
3rd Place: Stuart Villanueva – The Galveston County Daily News
Honorable Mention: The Galveston County Daily News, El Paso Times, San Antonio Report
3A
1st Place: Chitose Suzuki – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Brett Coomer – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Josie Norris – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: San Antonio Express-News, Austin American-Statesman
DEADLINE WRITING
1A
1st Place: Louis Amestoy – Kerr County Lead
2nd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Paul Witwer, Rosanna Fraire, Trish Choate, Lynn Walker – San Angelo Standard-Times
3rd Place: Andrew Hodge – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2A
1st Place: Robert Moore – El Paso Matters
2nd Place: Ken Rodriguez, Diego Medel – San Antonio Report
3rd Place: Matthew Sgroi – Fort Worth Report
Honorable Mention: Michael Morris – Clute, The Facts
3A
1st Place: Staff – San Antonio Express-News, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Keri Heath, Tony Plohetski, Andy Sevilla – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Calvin Watkins, Jamie Landers, Elissa Jorgensen – The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Harriet Ramos, Emerson Clarridge, Amy McDaniel – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
HEADLINE WRITING
1A
1st Place: Stacy Faison – Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Dalondo Moultrie – Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
3rd Place: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
Honorable Mention: Cheryl Donatto – Baytown Sun
2A
1st Place: Michael Morris – Clute, The Facts
2nd Place: Bob Francis – Fort Worth Report
3rd Place: Randy Ray – Temple Daily Telegram
3A
1st Place: Max Romero – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Chris Quinn – San Antonio Express-News
3rd Place: Jaundrea Clay – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Natalie Webster, JJ Velasquez – San Antonio Express-News
PHOTOJOURNALISM
1A
1st Place: Jennifer Dean – Kerr County Lead
2nd Place: Justin Hamel – The Waco Bridge
3rd Place: Meredith Seaver – Bryan-College Station Eagle
Honorable Mention: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2A
1st Place: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
2nd Place: Delcia Lopez – MyRGV.com
3rd Place: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
Honorable Mention: MyRGV.com, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3A
1st Place (tie): Staff – Austin American-Statesman; Jason Fochtman – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Jessica Phelps – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Tom Fox – The Dallas Morning News
BUSINESS REPORTING
1A
1st Place: Reyes Mata III – El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Luis Rios – El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Nate Jackson – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Nicole Lopez – Fort Worth Report
2nd Place: Diego Mendoza-Moyers – El Paso Matters
3rd Place: Jasper Kenzo Sundeen – San Antonio Report
Honorable Mention: Ken Rodriguez – San Antonio Report
3A
1st Place: Karoline Leonard – Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Claire Hao – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Lily O’Neill – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
SPECIALTY REPORTING
1A
1st Place: Sam Shaw – The Waco Bridge
2nd Place: Reyes Mata III – El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Reyes Mata III, Steve Escajeda – El Paso Inc.
2A
1st Place: Cindy Ramirez – El Paso Matters
2nd Place: Blake Hollingsworth – Waco Tribune-Herald
3rd Place: Olivia Garrett – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3A
1st Place: Kevin Krause – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Sig Christenson – San Antonio Express-News
3rd Place: Jessica Priest – The Texas Tribune
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Schuetz – Houston Chronicle
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS
1st Place: The Shorthorn – University of Texas at Arlington
2nd Place: The Collegian – Tarrant County College
3rd Place: University Press – Lamar University