Class A
First Place
Pet shelter sales, The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
Second Place
Hospital sale, Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels)
Honorable Mention
Life special sections, Kerrville Daily Times
Class AA
First Place
Three police officers shot, Odessa American
Second Place
Copperas Cove football heads to state, Killeen Daily Herald
Honorable Mention
Charlie Wilson’s War, Lufkin Daily News
Class AAA
First Place
Pigskin Preview, Amarillo Globe-News
Second Place
Margaret Mills’ fall from grace, Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention
The Fence, The Monitor (McAllen)
Class AAAA
First Place
Doug J. Swanson, Gregg Jones, Jennifer LaFleur, Steve McGonigle, Emily Ramshaw and Holly Becka, The Dallas Morning News
Second Place
Staff, San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention
Janet Wilson, Chuck Lindell, Brad Buchholz, Patrick Beach, W. Gardner Selby, Mike Ward and Denise Gamino, Austin American-Statesman