Nominations for National Magazine Awards

(Awards we won are in CAPPED type)

2007

General Excellence—March, September, October 2006

2006

General Excellence—July, November, December 2005
Public Interest—“Hurt? Injured? Need A Lawyer? Too Bad!” November 2005
Photography—April, July, September 2005

2005

Feature Writing — "They Came. They Sawed." November 2004

2004

General Excellence — March, October, November 2003

Photo Essay/Photo Portfolio — "Cuts Above" May 2003

2003

GENERAL EXCELLENCEJuly, November, December 2002

Public Interest — "Death Isn't Fair" December 2002

Single-Topic Issue — "Crime" July 2002

2002

General Excellence — April, July, November 2001

2001

General Excellence — April, October, December 2000

Special Interest — "A Celebration of Texas Music" May 2000

Public Interest — "They Haven't Got a Prayer" November 2000

2000

General Excellence — February, June, November 1999

Public Interest — "No One Knows What Could Be Happening to Those Kids" April 1999

1998

General Excellence — August, November, December 1997

Special Interest — "Smokin'!" May 1997

1997

Feature Writing — "The Killer Cadets" December 1996

Public Interest — "The Lawsuit From Hell" June 1996

1996

PUBLIC INTEREST“Not What the Doctor Ordered” March 1995

Feature Writing — "Silicone City" August 1995

1994

General Excellence — March, June, October 1993

Reporting — "Manhunt at Menard Creek" October 1993

Feature Writing — "See No Evil" May 1993

1992

GENERAL EXCELLENCE — May, November, December 1991

1990

GENERAL EXCELLENCE — June, November, December 1989

PHOTOGRAPHY — "Side by Side" April 1989, "Abortion Street" April 1989, "The Soul of East Texas" October 1989, "Get Along, Little Doggies" December 1989

1989

General Excellence — March, June, September 1988

1988

General Excellence — August, September, October 1987

1987

General Excellence — January, May, October 1986

Special Interest — "The National Car of Texas" August 1986

Design — January, September, November 1986

Single-Topic Issue — January 1986

1986

Reporting — "The Last Roundup" February 1985

General Excellence — March, November, December 1985

1985

General Excellence — June, October, November 1984

REPORTING — "The Man In The Black Hat" June and July 1984

1984

General Excellence — July, November, December 1983

Reporting — "The Death Shift" August 1983

1983

Reporting — “It’s Time to Make a Deal” October 1982

Public Service — "Scarecrow Cops" May 1982

1982

General Excellence — May, June, December 1981

Public Service — "The Ten Best and the Ten Worst Legislators" July 1981

1981

General Excellence — April, October, December 1980

Public Service — "Invasion of the Cable Snatchers" March 1980

1980

PUBLIC SERVICE — “Why Teachers Can’t Teach” September 1979

1979

REPORTINGIn Search Of Rural America: “The Petrified Forest” April 1978, "The Sons of the Pioneers" September 1978, "The Last Frontier" November 1977

1978

Public Service — "Support Your Local Police" September 1977

1976

Reporting Excellence — "Power Politics" May 1975

Outstanding Editorial Achievement in Specialized Journalism

1974

OUTSTANDING EDITORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN SPECIALIZED JOURNALISM