| 1. | Charlie Gesell | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 286 | | 2. | Smiley N. Pool | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 284 | | 3. | Rodolfo Gonzalez | Austin American-Statesman | Austin, TX | 256 | | 4. | Stacia Spragg | Albuquerque Tribune | Albuquerque, NM | 162 | 5. Tie | Mona Reeder | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 146 | | Chris Schneider | Albuquerque Tribune | Albuquerque, NM | | 7. | Barton Cromeens | Abilene Reporter News | Abilene, TX | 136 | | 8. | Karen Warren | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 132 | | 9. | Barbara Davidson | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 128 | | 10. | Arthur D. Lauck | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 126 | | 11. | C. Somodevilla | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 124 | 12. Tie | Richard Alan Hannon | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 114 | | Damon Winter | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | | 14. | Jim Hudelson | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 96 | | 15. | Sanford Myers | New Orleans Times-Picayune | New Orleans, LA | 94 | 16. Tie | Michael DeMocker | New Orleans Times-Picayune | New Orleans, LA | 92 | | Delcia Lopez | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | 18. Tie | Darrell Byers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 90 | | John Davenport | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | | 20. | Lawrence Jenkins | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 88 | 21. Tie | Matthew Minard | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 76 | | Tom Pennington | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | | Tom Reel | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | | Cameron Yarbrough | Standard-Times | San Angelo, TX | 25. Tie | Jen Friedberg | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 66 | | Travis Spradling | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | |