Texas Online Voting Contests

Austin American-Statesman Athlete of the Week

Austin · Austin American-Statesman (Hearst Communications)

Weekly fan-vote poll at statesman.com recognizing the top Austin-metro high school athlete each UIL sports week. One vote per device per hour — no account required. Organized by the Austin American-Statesman (Hearst Communications), covering Travis, Williamson, Hays, and Bastrop counties. Poll typically closes Thursday or Friday, not Monday like the SI regional polls.

CenTex High School Football Player of the Week

Austin · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The High School on SI / SBLive Central Texas regional fan vote, covering the Austin metro, Waco corridor, Temple, Killeen, Georgetown, Round Rock, and the small-town programs scattered between them. Editors nominate; fans vote unlimited times on si.com; the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — same day as the statewide Texas ballots, unlike the Dallas regional.

Dallas / North Texas High School Football Player of the Week

Dallas · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

The SBLive / High School on SI regional fan vote for the best Dallas-Fort Worth prep football performance of the week. Editors pick the nominees, anyone can vote with no account, and — unlike the statewide Texas polls — it closes Monday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, giving DFW campaigns an extra day to work.

Dave Campbell's Texas Football Quarterback of the Year

The annual fan vote for Texas high school football's Quarterback of the Year, run by Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Weekly QB of the Week winners from every UIL classification feed a finalist pool each season; the 2026 edition named six finalists on January 27, and the public vote decides the winner before the window closes in February.

DFW Star Local Media High School Athlete of the Week

Frisco · Star Local Media

The Star Local Media weekly fan vote for the best prep athlete across the DFW suburbs — Collin, Denton, and Rockwall counties. Covers every sport, runs year-round, and closes on Monday, making it a distinct target from the SI regional football ballots that close Sunday and cover different territory.

East Texas High School Football Player of the Week

Tyler · High School on SI / SBLive Sports

Kaegan Ash of Mt. Enterprise set a national single-season scoring record — 476 points — then appeared on this SI regional ballot as one of five nominees the same week Cadarius McMiller of Tyler won it. The East Texas poll closes Monday 11:59 p.m. Pacific; no account or cap applies.

El Paso Times Athlete of the Week

El Paso · El Paso Times (Gannett / USA TODAY Network)

Free weekly fan-vote poll at elpasotimes.com recognising the top El Paso–Borderland high school athlete each week of the UIL sports calendar. One vote per hour per device, no account required. Organised by the El Paso Times, a Gannett / USA TODAY Network regional daily serving West Texas and the Borderland.

Houston / SE Texas High School Football Player of the Week

Houston · High School on SI / SBLive

The High School on SI / SBLive regional fan vote covering Houston and Southeast Texas prep football — 16 confirmed nominees on the October 2025 ballot, unlimited voting, and a Monday 11:59 p.m. Pacific close. Timothy Potts of C.E. King appeared on both this ballot and the statewide TX Offensive poll the same week.

KETK East Texas Athlete of the Week

Tyler · KETK / FOX51 (CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute)

The CHRISTUS Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute Athlete of the Week, KETK/FOX51's multi-sport fan vote for the Tyler-Longview-Nacogdoches corridor, hosted on a dedicated station page rather than a single weekly article.

KPRC 2 Houston Athlete of the Week

Houston · KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (Graham Media Group)

Free weekly fan poll at click2houston.com, presented by Rhythm Energy, honouring outstanding Greater Houston high school athletes each UIL sports season. Produced by KPRC 2, NBC Houston's broadcast affiliate (Graham Media Group). Readers vote online via the Click2Vote widget — no account required.

Midland Reporter-Telegram Athletes of the Week

Midland · Midland Reporter-Telegram (mrt.com)

Midland, Texas's Midland Reporter-Telegram runs Midland Reporter-Telegram Athletes of the Week on the Second Street platform at midlandreportertelegram.secondstreetapp.com. Four seasons are confirmed so far, 2023-24 through 2026-27, with a fresh ballot posted every week of each season. The live ballot right now is Week 2, open September 7 through September 9, 2026, after Week 1 closed September 2. Past that window, which categories apply and what limit each voter faces stay unpublished; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

San Antonio / South Texas High School Football Player of the Week

San Antonio · High School on SI / SBLive

High School on SI / SBLive's regional fan vote for the top prep football performer across San Antonio and South Texas — a ballot that in 2025 put a Ganado 2A program on the same weekly list as a Bexar County 6A school, with unlimited voting and a Monday 11:59 p.m. PT close.

Star Local Media Athlete of the Week

Dallas–Fort Worth · Star Local Media (North Texas)

Free weekly fan poll at starlocalmedia.com recognising the top North Texas DFW-suburb prep athlete each UIL sports season. Up to six nominees selected by the Star Local Media sports staff; one vote per device, closes 10 a.m. Monday. Independent community newspaper group covering Collin and Denton counties.

Texas High School Athlete of the Week

The High School on SI / SBLive statewide multi-sport fan vote that runs year-round in Texas — basketball, wrestling, softball, soccer, golf, and more, all on one rotating ballot. The rules shift with the calendar: unlimited voting in winter, one vote per six hours in spring, and the poll closes Tuesday during early fall but Sunday the rest of the year.

Texas High School Baseball Player of the Year

Statewide Texas · VYPE Media / High School on SI Texas

Statewide fan-voted Baseball Player of the Year recognition for Texas prep pitchers and position players, run by VYPE Media (Houston, DFW, San Antonio regional editions) and High School on SI Texas. Covers UIL 6A-1A public and TAPPS private school programmes each spring; polls run at vype.com with no account required and are determined entirely by fan vote totals.

Texas High School Boys Soccer Player of the Year

Statewide Texas · VYPE Media (Houston / DFW / San Antonio)

Annual spring-season fan-voted Boys Soccer Player of the Year recognition run by VYPE Media at vype.com across separate Houston, DFW, and San Antonio regional polls. Covers UIL public and TAPPS private school programmes; nominees curated by VYPE editors; free vote, no account needed.

Texas High School Football Defensive Player of the Week

High School on SI / SBLive runs the statewide Texas Defensive Player of the Week fan vote at si.com each fall, with SI editors nominating standout defensive performers from across UIL and TAPPS. The ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — a day earlier than the DFW regional polls — and routinely fields 15 nominees drawn from 6A Houston powers and single-digit-enrollment 6-man programs in the same bracket.

Texas High School Football Offensive Player of the Week

The only Texas SI prep-football poll that closes Sunday — not Monday. High School on SI (SBLive) picks nominees statewide across all UIL conferences and TAPPS; fans vote unlimited times with no account until 11:59 p.m. Pacific each Sunday, while the four regional Texas ballots stay open another full day.

Texas High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Statewide Texas · VYPE Media (vype.com)

Annual spring-season fan poll at vype.com recognising the top girls soccer player across Texas prep programmes. VYPE Media runs separate Houston (public and private), DFW, and San Antonio editions; no account needed, winners decided by fan vote totals alone, polls closing Thursday 11:59 pm CT.

Texas High School Player of the Year

Statewide Texas · VYPE Media / High School on SI / texashsfootball.com

Statewide fan-voted Player of the Year recognition for Texas prep athletes, run by VYPE Media (regional editions: Houston, DFW, Austin, San Antonio) and High School on SI. Covers UIL 6A–1A public and TAPPS private school programmes; polls run seasonally at vype.com and si.com with no account required.

Texas High School Softball Player of the Year

Statewide Texas · VYPE Media / High School on SI Texas

Statewide fan-voted Softball Player of the Year for Texas girls' prep programmes, run by VYPE Media (Houston, DFW, Austin, San Antonio editions) and High School on SI Texas. UIL 6A–1A and TAPPS divisions; polls live at vype.com each UIL spring softball season; free, no account required.

Texas High School Volleyball Player of the Year

Statewide Texas · High School on SI / SBLive Sports (USA TODAY Network)

Statewide girls' volleyball Player of the Year fan poll hosted at si.com/high-school/texas by High School on SI (SBLive Sports / USA TODAY Network), open annually after the UIL fall season; 25 nominees, free vote with no account required, totals decide the winner.

Texas High School Wrestler of the Year

Statewide Texas · High School on SI / SBLive Texas (Sports Illustrated / Maven Inc.)

Annual statewide fan-vote poll for Texas prep wrestling's best boys and girls performers, run by High School on SI / SBLive Texas at si.com/high-school/texas. Covers UIL 6A–1A and TFA programmes; polls have drawn 81,000-plus votes; winners decided entirely by public fan ballot, free, no account required.

VYPE Austin Football Defensive Player of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

A public VYPE Austin fan poll for Austin-area football defensive standouts, with preseason and end-of-season voting cycles.

VYPE Austin Football Offensive Player of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

A public VYPE Austin fan poll for Austin-area football offensive standouts, with preseason and end-of-season voting cycles.

VYPE Austin Player of the Year

Austin · VYPE Media (Austin edition)

Free fan-voted seasonal awards by VYPE Media for Austin and Central Texas high school athletes. Covers UIL 6A/5A/4A public schools and TAPPS private schools across Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties. Vote at vype.com, no account required.

VYPE Austin Softball Pitcher of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

A pitcher-exclusive fan poll honoring the top high school softball pitcher in the Austin metro area each preseason.

VYPE Austin Softball Player of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

Annual fan-voted award recognizing the top Austin-area high school softball player across all positions.

VYPE Austin Volleyball Libero of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

Annual VYPE Austin fan poll for the Austin-area volleyball libero and defensive-specialist ballot.

VYPE Austin Volleyball Middle Blocker of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

A middle-blocker-exclusive fan poll honoring the top net defender and quick-set attacker in Austin-area UIL volleyball.

VYPE Austin Volleyball Outside Hitter of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

A position-specific fan poll crowning the best outside hitter in Austin-area high school volleyball each preseason.

VYPE Austin Volleyball Setter of the Year

Austin · VYPE Austin

VYPE Austin Volleyball Setter of the Year is an annual Austin-area high school volleyball fan poll for setter nominees published by VYPE Austin.

VYPE DFW Baseball Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual VYPE DFW baseball fan poll for Dallas-Fort Worth high school players, with VYPE-selected nominees, public online voting, and separate public and private-school ballot history.

VYPE DFW Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

An annual VYPE Media fan poll selecting the top public-school boys basketball player across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, with editorial nominees and a late-March deadline.

VYPE DFW Boys Soccer Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual fan-vote poll on vype.com selecting the top male high-school soccer player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro.

VYPE DFW Football Defensive Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

A Dallas-Fort Worth high school football fan poll run by VYPE DFW for public-school defensive standouts.

VYPE DFW Football Offensive Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

A Dallas-Fort Worth high school football fan-vote guide for VYPE DFW's public-school offensive player award.

VYPE DFW Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

An annual VYPE Media fan poll honoring the top public-school girls basketball player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, with editorial nominees and an end-of-season March deadline.

VYPE DFW Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual fan-vote poll on vype.com honoring the top female high-school soccer player in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro.

VYPE DFW Private School Football Defensive Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual VYPE DFW fan poll for Dallas-Fort Worth private-school football defensive standouts, focused on TAPPS programs and separate from VYPE's UIL public-school defensive ballot.

VYPE DFW Private School Quarterback of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

A VYPE DFW fan poll for Dallas-Fort Worth private-school quarterbacks, distinct from the UIL public-school QB award.

VYPE DFW Quarterback of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

A public VYPE DFW fan poll for Dallas-Fort Worth public-school quarterbacks, separate from the private-school QB ballot.

VYPE DFW Softball Pitcher of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Pitcher-exclusive annual VYPE Media fan poll for the best public-school softball pitcher in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a confirmed June 19, 2026 deadline for the active 2026 cycle.

VYPE DFW Softball Player of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual VYPE Media fan poll for the top public-school softball player in Dallas-Fort Worth, open to all positions, with a confirmed 2024-25 winner and a spring closing deadline.

VYPE DFW Thrower of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

An annual VYPE DFW fan poll for Dallas-Fort Worth high school track and field throwers in shot put and discus, separate from the general track athlete award.

VYPE DFW Track Athlete of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual fan-vote poll on vype.com selecting the top track-and-field athlete — sprints, distance, and jumps — from Dallas-Fort Worth high schools.

VYPE DFW Volleyball Libero of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual VYPE DFW fan-vote poll for the top Dallas-Fort Worth high-school volleyball libero or defensive specialist.

VYPE DFW Volleyball Outside Hitter of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual VYPE DFW fan-vote guide for the Dallas-Fort Worth volleyball outside hitter and middle attacker ballot.

VYPE DFW Volleyball Setter of the Year

Dallas-Fort Worth · VYPE DFW

Annual fan-vote poll on vype.com recognizing the top high-school volleyball setter in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.

VYPE Houston Baseball Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual Houston-metro high school baseball fan poll from VYPE Houston, with editorial nominees, public voting about every 30 minutes, and a stated 11:59 pm close.

VYPE Houston Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Houston public-school boys basketball fan vote from VYPE Houston, with editorial nominees, 30 minute voting, and an April 3, 2026 close at 11:59 pm.

VYPE Houston Boys Soccer Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston boys soccer fan vote for Greater Houston public school nominees, with editorial selections, free public voting, and a late April close.

VYPE Houston Football Defensive Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

End-of-season fan-voted award recognizing the top defensive performer from Greater Houston UIL public high school football, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each post-season with voting open to the public at no cost.

VYPE Houston Football Offensive Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston public-school football offense fan poll for Greater Houston athletes, with VYPE-selected nominees and a public vote that closes at 11:59 pm.

VYPE Houston Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual end-of-season fan-voted award for the top Greater Houston UIL public school girls basketball performer, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each winter season, with voting free and open to the public at no cost.

VYPE Houston Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual end-of-season fan-voted award for the top Greater Houston UIL public school girls soccer performer, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each spring season, with voting free and open to the public at no cost.

VYPE Houston Girls Track Athlete of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual post-season fan-voted award for the top Greater Houston UIL public school girls track and field performer, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each spring season with free voting open to anyone.

VYPE Houston Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Media (Houston)

End-of-season fan-voted Player of the Year awards by VYPE Media at vype.com, covering approximately 170 Greater Houston high school programmes across UIL 6A–4A public districts and TAPPS private schools. Multiple sports, public and private school divisions, each poll closing Thursday at 11:59 pm.

VYPE Houston Private School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual end-of-season fan-voted award for the top Greater Houston TAPPS and SPC private school boys basketball performer, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each spring, with voting free and open to any fan.

VYPE Houston Private School Boys Soccer Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston private-school boys soccer fan vote for TAPPS and SPC nominees, with editorial selection, free public voting, and a late April close.

VYPE Houston Private School Football Defensive Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston fan poll for private-school football defensive standouts from the TAPPS and SPC school pool in the Greater Houston market.

VYPE Houston Private School Football Offensive Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston private-school football offense fan poll for TAPPS and SPC athletes in the Houston market, separate from the UIL public-school ballot.

VYPE Houston Private School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual end-of-season fan-voted award for the top Greater Houston TAPPS and SPC private school girls basketball performer, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each spring, with voting free and open to any fan.

VYPE Houston Private School Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston private school girls soccer fan vote for TAPPS and SPC nominees, with public voting and an April 23, 2026 close.

VYPE Houston Private School Swimmer of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual fan-voted award for the top Greater Houston TAPPS and SPC private school swimmer, run by VYPE Media at vype.com each winter season with free voting open to any fan; an editorial winners page confirms this is a real announced award.

VYPE Houston Private School Track Athlete of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston fan-vote award for private-school girls track and field athletes from the Houston TAPPS and SPC pool.

VYPE Houston Softball Hitter of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual fan-vote award honoring the top offensive performer in Greater Houston UIL public-school softball.

VYPE Houston Softball Pitcher of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual VYPE Houston public-school softball pitching fan vote for Greater Houston, presented by VYPE Media / Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, with editorial nominees and fan voting.

VYPE Houston Volleyball Libero of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual fan-vote award honoring the top libero/defensive specialist among Greater Houston UIL public-school volleyball programs.

VYPE Houston Volleyball Outside Hitter of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

Annual fan-vote award celebrating the top outside hitter among Greater Houston UIL public-school volleyball programs.

VYPE Houston Volleyball Setter of the Year

Houston · VYPE Houston

VYPE Houston Volleyball Setter of the Year is an annual Greater Houston public-school volleyball fan poll built around editorial nominees and online voting.

VYPE San Antonio Baseball Player of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio fan-vote baseball award for San Antonio-area high school players, with nominees and winners published by VYPE each cycle.

VYPE San Antonio Boys Soccer Player of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio boys soccer fan vote covering SA-area UIL public school nominees, editorial selection, and a spring April close on vype.com.

VYPE San Antonio Football Defensive Player of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Public VYPE San Antonio fan-vote award for San Antonio-area high school football defensive standouts, run annually near the end of football season.

VYPE San Antonio Football Offensive Player of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio football offense fan poll for San Antonio-area athletes, with VYPE-selected nominees and a public online vote.

VYPE San Antonio Girls Soccer Player of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio girls soccer fan vote for SA-area UIL high school nominees, editor-selected ballot, and a spring April close on vype.com.

VYPE San Antonio Softball Pitcher of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio fan vote recognizing the top SA-area UIL high school softball pitcher, with an editor-selected ballot and a spring close on vype.com.

VYPE San Antonio Softball Player of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio softball fan vote for SA-area UIL high school nominees, editorial selection, and a spring May close on vype.com covering hitters and all-around players.

VYPE San Antonio Volleyball Libero of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio volleyball fan vote for SA-area libero and defensive-specialist nominees, with a December end-of-season window on vype.com.

VYPE San Antonio Volleyball Outside Hitter of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio fan vote recognizing an outside hitter from the SA-area high school volleyball field on vype.com.

VYPE San Antonio Volleyball Setter of the Year

San Antonio · VYPE San Antonio

Annual VYPE San Antonio fan vote for SA-area high school volleyball setters, with a December voting window and editor-selected nominees on vype.com.

West Texas High School Football Player of the Week

The High School on SI / SBLive regional fan vote covering El Paso, Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, and the small towns beyond. Anyone can vote unlimited times with no account — and like the Dallas regional, the ballot closes Monday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific, not Sunday.

Best in Central Texas

Killeen Daily Herald's annual readers' choice ballot for Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Temple, Belton, Salado, Kempner, Lampasas, Gatesville, and Nolanville, run at bestincentraltexas.com and open to every local business sector.

Best in Town (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Tyler, Texas's Best in Town ballot answers to Tyler Morning Telegraph alone, run on Second Street at tylermorningtelegraph.secondstreetapp.com, apart from six other big-market Texas ballots covered on this site. Eight straight annual editions are confirmed, 2019 through 2026, and the most recent combined nomination-and-voting window opened May 26 and closed July 27, 2026. Past that window, no category roster and no vote cap are published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle once a new one opens.

Best of Austin Readers Poll

Austin Chronicle's Best of Austin Readers Poll ran its 35th annual edition in 2025, moving from open nomination to a finalist ballot voted once per day by email, drawing 33,055 voters who cast 423,142 votes across roughly 175 winner categories split into eight sections.

Best of Dallas Readers' Choice

Dallas Observer's annual Best of Dallas Readers' Choice poll runs 100-plus categories as a public online vote with daily voting allowed per person, drawing roughly 18,000 voters in the 2025 cycle across the Dallas market, reachable through the paper's own homepage rather than one fixed poll URL.

Best of Denton

Denton · Denton Record-Chronicle

Nominations, finalist voting, and winner selection for Best of Denton run each year between April and July, organized by the Denton Record-Chronicle at dentonrc.com/bestofdenton. Three editions are confirmed so far, 2023, 2025, and 2026. Exact day-level dates are not printed, nor is a ballot category roster or a vote cap; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Best of East Texas

Eight confirmed editions, 2019 through 2026, back Best of East Texas at longviewnewsjournal.secondstreetapp.com, organized by the Longview News-Journal for Longview, Texas and the surrounding region. The most recent ballot combined nominating and voting into one window, February 10 through April 7, 2026, since closed. Past that window, no category roster or vote cap is published; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

Best of El Paso

Best of El Paso, run by El Paso Inc., is an app-based public-vote program covering hundreds of categories citywide, narrowing each to a top five before winners are published in a print magazine and a free companion app rather than on a live website leaderboard.

Best of Fort Worth

Fort Worth Magazine's annual readers-choice ballot at fwtx.com, run alongside a separate Editor Picks tally, spanning shopping, food and drink, beauty, wellness, home and garden, nightlife, people, and culture.

Best of Fort Worth (Weekly)

Fort Worth Weekly's annual readers' poll at fwweekly.com, hundreds of categories grouped under five sections, with a one-week voting close each September.

Best of Houston

Houston Press's annual reader-choice ballot spanning 99 categories across the Houston metro, run online with results tallied through the alt-weekly's editorial team and a dedicated [email protected] contact for entrant questions.

Best of Rusk County

Henderson · The Henderson News

Henderson, Texas's own paper, The Henderson News, runs Best of Rusk County at thehendersonnews.secondstreetapp.com through the Second Street platform. Three confirmed editions cover 2024 through 2026, and the 2026 window closed August 24, 2026, after opening June 15. A next cycle is expected in 2027, though no date for it has been announced yet. Neither a category roster nor a per-voter limit has surfaced on any of the three editions so far, so treat thehendersonnews.secondstreetapp.com itself as the only source once a new window opens.

Best of San Antonio

San Antonio Current's alt-weekly readers-choice awards, run across 150+ categories in two rounds: an open nomination phase, then a final vote among five finalists per category at vote.sacurrent.com, with the 2025 cycle closing June 23.

CommunityVotes Abilene

Nominations for CommunityVotes Abilene, the readers' choice business ballot the network runs here in West Texas, are open from August 16 through December 13 in the confirmed 2026 cycle at abilene.communityvotes.com. A category list and a vote cap: confirm both on the live site each cycle.

CommunityVotes Amarillo

Amarillo, Texas hosts CommunityVotes Amarillo, run through a local CommunityVotes partner at amarillo.communityvotes.com. Voting for 2026 is timed precisely, from Wednesday, August 12 at 6:00 am to Sunday, September 13 at 11:59 pm, yet the program's own dated history only confirms two editions, 2024 and 2026, with no 2025 round confirmed. A category list and any per-supporter vote limit go unpublished; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Beaumont

Where does a Beaumont supporter actually go to vote? At beaumonttx.communityvotes.com, the CommunityVotes ballot run for this Southeast Texas city. The confirmed 2026 nomination window opened August 16 and runs through December 13, with an earlier edition confirmed in 2023. The organizer keeps the category count and the per-voter rule off the page; confirm both, plus whatever voting-stage dates follow, on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Bryan

Bryan, Texas runs its own CommunityVotes readers' choice business ballot at bryan.communityvotes.com. Nominations for the 2026 cycle opened June 3 and close September 27, with an earlier 2024 cycle already confirmed too. Once that window closes, which categories apply and whether a vote cap exists go unpublished, so check bryan.communityvotes.com directly for both.

CommunityVotes Carrollton

CommunityVotes Carrollton runs a community-vote business ballot for Carrollton, Texas, hosted at carrollton.communityvotes.com by a local CommunityVotes partner. Three straight editions are confirmed, 2024 through 2026, and the site's own results section already shows August 2026 voting finished, with winners posted. Whether the ballot sorts into categories, or caps how often a supporter votes, is not stated anywhere; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Frisco

Frisco, Texas's business ballot lives at frisco.communityvotes.com. Nominations opened August 6 and stay open through November 29 this cycle. A category list and a vote cap are two things the site does not publish past that window. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Garland

CommunityVotes Garland is CommunityVotes' readers' choice business ballot for Garland, Texas, at garland.communityvotes.com. Nominations opened August 4 and stay open through November 29, 2026, per the live site. A category list and a vote cap are not published beyond that window; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Killeen

CommunityVotes Killeen is a community-vote business ballot for Killeen, Texas, run with a local CommunityVotes partner behind killeen.communityvotes.com. Two confirmed editions exist so far, 2023 and 2026, and the 2026 window is open now, voting that opened Wednesday, August 12, and runs through to Sunday, September 13. Whether categories exist, or repeat voting gets capped, is not spelled out; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Lewisville

CommunityVotes Lewisville runs a community-vote business ballot for Lewisville, Texas, hosted at lewisville.communityvotes.com via a local CommunityVotes partner. Three straight editions are confirmed, 2024 through 2026, and the current page shows results already posted for August 2026 rather than an open vote. Whether the ballot uses categories, or caps repeat voting, is not spelled out anywhere; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Longview

Unlike Texas's big-metro "Best of" ballots, CommunityVotes Longview is a single-city network page for Longview, Texas, at longviewtx.communityvotes.com. Nominations opened June 3 and close September 27 in the confirmed 2026 cycle. Past that window, the page lists no category breakdown and no separate vote cap; even so, confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Odessa

CommunityVotes Odessa is a community-choice business ballot for Odessa, Texas, run at odessa.communityvotes.com, with 2026 nominations confirmed open from August 16 through December 13. Past that window, what categories exist or how a vote count gets capped is not stated. Confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Pasadena TX

Pasadena, Texas's business ballot runs through a local CommunityVotes partner at pasadenatx.communityvotes.com. Voting opened Wednesday, August 12 at 6 a.m. and closes Sunday, September 13 at 11:59 p.m., a second year on the platform after debuting in 2025. The page prints that window and nothing further; whether categories exist, or how often a supporter may click vote, is left for the ballot itself to answer.

CommunityVotes Pearland

Pearland, Texas's CommunityVotes ballot has already moved into its results stage, with pearland.communityvotes.com thanking voters and linking to the winners. August 2026 is the only confirmed month for this cycle; no exact opening or closing day is printed. A category breakdown is missing too, along with any stated rule on voting frequency.

CommunityVotes Sugar Land

Sugar Land, Texas's CommunityVotes ballot has moved into its results stage for 2026, the second year straight this market has run since a 2025 start. A note on the page explains that winners' awards are made-to-order and take 6 to 8 weeks to arrive. Exact voting dates beyond August, a category list, and a voting limit are not printed anywhere on it.

CommunityVotes Tyler

CommunityVotes runs CommunityVotes Tyler, a readers'-choice business ballot for Tyler, in East Texas, at tyler.communityvotes.com. Archived pages place the site online across three separate years, yet only 2023 and the current 2026 run stand as confirmed nomination editions; a middle year shows the page was simply reachable, nothing that proves a full cycle actually ran. Exactly how many categories the ballot sorts entries into, and how often any one supporter may return to vote, goes unstated; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Waco

CommunityVotes Waco is a community-choice business ballot for Waco, Texas, run at waco.communityvotes.com, where 2026 nominations are open from August 16 to December 13. Whether a set list of categories or a limit on votes per person applies past that isn't stated anywhere on the site; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

CommunityVotes Wichita Falls

Wichita Falls, Texas is where CommunityVotes Wichita Falls runs, licensed locally to a Texas-based CommunityVotes partner at wichitafalls.communityvotes.com. Its dated history spans exactly 2024 and 2026 so far, and by August 2026 the page had already swapped its ballot for a results screen, thanking supporters and pointing toward a winners list. Only the month of that swap is proven; categories, a vote limit, and the exact closing day all confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Corpus Christi Community's Choice Awards (Caller-Times)

Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Corpus Christi, Texas gets its own readers'-choice ballot from the Caller-Times: the Community's Choice Awards, run through Second Street's caller.gannettcontests.com listing. Four separate years have each produced a confirmed edition, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, with the most recent voting stage open July 9 through July 24 before it closed. The page names no category and fixes no per-voter number anywhere; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Dallas Morning News Best in DFW

Dallas · The Dallas Morning News

The Dallas Morning News runs Best in DFW, a people's choice ballot covering North Texas at dallasnews.com/best-in-dfw. Three confirmed editions run 2024 through 2026; the 2026 nomination window opened April 20, and the 2025 voting round ran through June 30. Confirm exact current dates on the live ballot each cycle.

Galveston County Daily News Readers' Choice

Galveston · Galveston County Daily News

Galveston, Texas's Readers' Choice Awards run through the Galveston County Daily News (The Daily News) on the Second Street platform at galvnews.secondstreetapp.com. Eight confirmed editions run 2019 through 2026, with the 2026 round open June 10 through August 28, now closed. A category list, vote cap, and 2027 dates are not yet published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Houston Chronicle Best of the Best

Annual Houston Chronicle / Hearst readers-choice business awards for the Houston metro, with an official chron.com ballot and verified-email public voting across broad local business categories.

Kilgore News Herald Readers' Choice Awards

Kilgore News Herald publishes its Readers' Choice Awards through Second Street at kilgorenewsherald.secondstreetapp.com, with the 2026 round listed as one combined nomination-and-voting stage rather than two separate phases. Three straight years are confirmed, 2024, 2025, and 2026, and the most recent round ran January 12 through March 2 before closing. Whatever category structure or voting limit the paper eventually applies is not printed anywhere on that page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Marshall News Messenger Hometown Best

Marshall News Messenger runs Hometown Best, a Texas readers'-choice ballot hosted at marshallnewsmessenger.secondstreetapp.com on Second Street. Four rounds are confirmed, 2022, 2023, 2025 and 2026; the 2026 round ran March 30 through May 25 and has since closed. Whether ballot categories exist or a per-voter limit applies goes unaddressed past that window; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

Midland Reporter-Telegram Readers' Choice

Midland, Texas's Midland Reporter-Telegram organizes the MRT Readers' Choice ballot on Second Street at midlandreportertelegram.secondstreetapp.com. It has run in 2021 and again in 2025, each round folding nomination and voting into one page. The 2025 round ran March 31 through June 14, 2025, and has already closed; day-level dates for the 2021 round are not published beyond the year itself. Neither a category sheet nor a per-voter ceiling shows up on the page past those windows; treat both as matters to confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Panola Watchman Back-to-School Photo Contest

Carthage · Panola Watchman

Carthage, Texas's Panola Watchman runs its Back-to-School Photo Contest each year through the Second Street platform at panolawatchman.secondstreetapp.com. Three confirmed editions back the program, 2024 through 2026, with the current window running August 10 through September 10, 2026. Neither an entry-category roster nor a repeat-voting rule appears on that page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Port Arthur News Best of the Best

The Port Arthur News Best of the Best has only two confirmed rounds behind it, a 2025 nominate-then-vote cycle that ran March 23 through June 8, and a 2026 cycle that opened later and ran May 1 through August 1, both hosted at theportarthurnews2.secondstreetapp.com. The organizer keeps the category count and the per-voter rule off the page; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

San Angelo Community's Choice Awards

San Angelo · San Angelo Standard-Times

San Angelo Standard-Times runs the San Angelo Community's Choice Awards, a best-of business ballot for San Angelo, Texas, on the Second Street platform at gosanangelo.gannettcontests.com. Three confirmed editions back the program, 2024 through 2026, and the 2026 ballot ran August 7 through August 22, 2026, now closed. How many categories run, and how often one person may vote, is not stated; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Southlake Style Readers' Choice

Southlake Style Magazine runs its Readers' Choice ballot for Southlake, Texas through Greenhouse Ventures on Second Street at southlakestylemagazine.secondstreetapp.com. Seven confirmed editions run 2020 through 2026, and the 2026 ballot opened January 8 and closed February 23. A category list and vote cap stay unpublished past that window; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

TexasHSFootball.com Best Cheerleader Squad Fan Vote

TexasHSFootball.com runs the Best Cheerleader Squad Final 4, a statewide Texas fan vote that narrows an open call for high-school cheerleading squads down to a champion. Squads are nominated for the title of Official Cheerleader Squad of Texas HS Football, then voted through an Elite 8 round; TexasHSFootball.com has posted editions in 2023, 2024 and 2026, with a nomination round noted November 30. No single city anchors this ballot, since TexasHSFootball.com runs it as one statewide vote rather than a market-by-market series. A category roster and a per-supporter vote limit are not published; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

TexasHSFootball.com Fan Vote: Best Band in Texas

For The Best Band In Texas is TexasHSFootball.com's statewide vote for the state's top high school marching band, run each September at texashsfootball.com. The open vote narrows to a top 8, seeded into a head-to-head bracket, with the winner named the Official Band of Texas HS Football. Exact dates, a category list, and any vote cap: confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Victoria Advocate Best of the Best

Victoria · Victoria Advocate

Victoria, Texas's Best of the Best runs at vicad.secondstreetapp.com, hosted by the Victoria Advocate on the Second Street platform. Two confirmed editions carry the ballot so far, 2025 and 2026, with the 2026 window running January 12 through March 9 and now closed. The Advocate folds nominating and voting into one combined ballot type instead of splitting them into separate stages, and how many categories run or how often a single supporter may vote goes unstated on that page; confirm both on the live ballot each cycle.

YourSA Readers' Choice

YourSA Readers' Choice, from Hearst Media San Antonio and the San Antonio Express-News, runs a public online vote across 170+ categories. The confirmed 2025 cycle opened February 3 at hearstmediasa.com/yoursa, a single-round ballot distinct from San Antonio Current's separate two-round Best of San Antonio program.

Panola Watchman Cutest Trick or Treater Photo Contest

Carthage · Panola Watchman

Carthage, Texas' weekly paper, the Panola Watchman, runs the Cutest Trick or Treater Photo Contest, a Halloween costume photo vote, on the Second Street platform at panolawatchman.secondstreetapp.com. Two confirmed editions back it, 2024 and 2025; the 2025 edition opened October 26 and closed November 27. How many categories run, and how often one person may vote, is not stated; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.