1. Tie | Charlie Gesell | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 252 | | Rodolfo Gonzalez | Austin American-Statesman | Austin, TX | | 3. | Smiley N. Pool | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 240 | | 4. | Chris Schneider | Albuquerque Tribune | Albuquerque, NM | 146 | | 5. | Barbara Davidson | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 126 | | 6. | Richard Alan Hannon | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 110 | | 7. | Stacia Spragg | Albuquerque Tribune | Albuquerque, NM | 108 | | 8. | Mona Reeder | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 92 | 9. Tie | Darrell Byers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 88 | | John Davenport | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | | Michael DeMocker | New Orleans Times-Picayune | New Orleans, LA | 12. Tie | Arthur D. Lauck | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 82 | | C. Somodevilla | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 14. Tie | Tom Pennington | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 76 | | Tom Reel | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | | 16. | Matthew Minard | Shreveport Times | Shreveport, LA | 72 | | 17. | Damon Winter | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 70 | 18. Tie | Jen Friedberg | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Fort Worth, TX | 62 | | Allison V. Smith | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | | Travis Spradling | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 21. Tie | Mark M. Hancock | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 60 | | Jerry Lara | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | | Christobal Perez | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 24. Tie | Huy Nguyen | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 58 | | Karen Warren | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 26. Tie | Bradley J. Bonner | Baton Rouge Advocate | Baton Rouge, LA | 56 | | Lawrence Jenkins | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | | William Luther | San Antonio Express-News | San Antonio, TX | | Lara L. Meckfessel | Odessa American | Odessa, TX | |