Class A
First Place
Allison Chapman, Kerrville Daily Times
Second Place
Alison Beshur, Alyson Chapman and Carlina Villalpando, Kerrville Daily Times
Honorable Mention
Don Munsch, Fort Bend Herald
Class AA
First Place
Aaron Nelson, Brownsville Herald
Second Place
Marty Schladen, Galveston County Daily News
Honorable Mention
Craig Kapitan, Bryan-College Station Eagle
Class AAA
First Place
James Osborne, The Monitor (McAllen)
Second Place
Cindy V. Culp, Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention
Staff (for “Pushing Through Poverty”), El Paso Times
Honorable Mention
Melissa Renteria, Conexion
Class AAAA
First Place
David Tarrant, The Dallas Morning News
Second Place
Andrea Ball, Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention
Paul David Meyer, The Dallas Morning News