Each year, the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors joins with the Headliners Foundation of Texas to recognize outstanding journalism as practiced by the state's daily newspapers.
Through this partnership, the Texas APME's annual contest is complemented by a group of honors known as the Texas APME Headliners Excellence in Journalism Awards. Citations are given in five categories: Star Reporter, Star Designer, Star Photojournalist, Star Investigative Report, Star Breaking News Report and Star Online Package of the Year.
TAPME also honors newspapers and journalists from around the state with awards in 29 general categories, as well as awards for College and University publications, Spanish-language publications and Associated Press staff members.
| 01 - Community Service |
| 02 - Team Effort |
| 03 - Freedom of Information |
| 04 - Online Newspapers |
| 05 - Best Blog |
| 06a - Best Video (less than 1 minute) |
| 06b - Best Video (greater than 1 minute) |
| 07 - Best Photo Gallery |
| 08 - Deadline Writing |
| 09 - Features |
| 10 - Feature Series |
| 11 - Short Features |
| 12 - Spot Sports |
| 13 - Sports Features |
| 14 - Sports Column Writing |
| 15 - General Column Writing |
| 16 - Editorial Writing |
| 17 - Comment and Criticism |
| 18 - Business Reporting |
| 19 - Specialty Reporting |
| 20 - Spot News Photography |
| 21 - Feature Photography |
| 22 - Sports Photography |
| 23 - Photojournalism |
| 24 - Headlines |
| 25 - News Page Design By An Individual |
| 26 - Feature Page Design By An Individual |
| 27 - Team Page Design |
| 28 - Infographics |
| 29 - Newspaper of the Year |
| 30 - Star Reporter of the Year |
| 31 - Star Photojournalist of the Year |
| 32 - Star Designer of the Year |
| 33 - Star Investigative Report of the Year |
| 34 - Star Breaking News Report of the Year |
| 35 - Star Online Package of the Year |