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Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: UT-Rio Grande Valley Entry Title: Texas Governor bans use of TikTok on state devices, UTRGV follows Entry Credit: Timothy Chapman Judge Comment: This is an interesting local angle on a national story, and the journalist did a good job incorporating local voices. I think the addition of a student voice would have been nice.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: UT-Rio Grande Valley Entry Title: Hidalgo County enacts no refusal period to combat drunk driving Entry Credit: Timothy Chapman Judge Comment: This story does a good job of explaining how a no-refusal policy works and incorporating the voices of sources. It could have used a voice that opposes no-refusal policies.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Abilene Christian Entry Title: More Texans could be insured Entry Credit: Olivia Cromis Judge Comment: This package starts with a strong lead that gets to the point of why listeners need to know about this topic. It could have used a voice that opposed Texas' takeover of the exchange.
