| 1. | Smiley N. Pool | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 472 | | 2. | Charlie Gesell | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 374 | | 3. | Rodolfo Gonzalez | Austin American-Statesman | Austin, TX | 334 | | 4. | Edward A. Ornelas | Express-News | San Antonio, TX | 314 | | 5. | Mona Reeder | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 284 | | 6. | Damon Winter | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 282 | | 7. | Barbara Davidson | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 266 | | 8. | Tom Pennington | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 240 | | 9. | Arthur D. Lauck | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 214 | | 10. | Karen Warren | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 180 | | 11. | Barton Cromeens | Abilene Reporter News | Abilene, TX | 174 | | 12. | Christobal Perez | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 168 | | 13. | Stacia Spragg | Albuquerque Tribune | Albuquerque, NM | 166 | | 14. | Richard Alan Hannon | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 150 | | 15. | Chris Schneider | Albuquerque Tribune | Albuquerque, NM | 146 | | 16. | Delcia Lopez | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | 144 | | 17. | Matthew Minard | The Times | Shreveport, LA | 132 | | 18. | Michael DeMocker | New Orleans Times-Picayune | New Orleans, LA | 130 | | 19. | C. Somodevilla | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 126 | | 20. | Travis Spradling | The Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 122 | | 21. | Allison V. Smith | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 120 | | 22. | Ralph Barrera | American-Statesman | Austin, TX | 112 | | 23. | Jim Hudelson | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 104 | | 24. | Sanford Myers | New Orleans Times-Picayune | New Orleans, LA | 102 | | 25. | Todd Yates | The Facts | Clute, TX | 98 | |
