TEDC Recognizes 2025 Economic Excellence Recognition Recipients at the 2026 Winter Conference
February 27, 2026
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The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) announced the recipients of its annual Economic Excellence Recognition program for 2025. The awards were presented on Friday, February 27th, during the TEDC’s 2025 Winter Conference in El Paso, Texas.
The Economic Excellence Recognition program provides recognition to economic development organizations
that meet a desired threshold of professionalism. Recipients qualify for recognition based on the professional development of their governing board/council as well as the economic development director and professional staff. Certifications, professional memberships and activities, and organizational effectiveness of the economic development staff also contribute to the standards for qualification.
These eighty-five (85) economic development organizations received the TEDC’s 2025 Economic Excellence Recognition:
Allen Economic Development Corporation
Bastrop Economic Development Corporation
Buda Economic Development Corporation
Big Spring Economic Development Corporation
Bowie Economic Development Corporation
Brookshire Economic Development Corporation
Cedar Hill Economic Development Corporation
City of Anna Economic Development Corporation
City of Azle
City of College Station
City of Fulshear Development Corporation (Type A)
City of Georgetown
City of Granbury Economic Development Department
City of Grand Prairie Economic Development
City of Justin Economic Development
City of Lancaster
City of League City
City of Leander
City of Mesquite, Texas
City of Richardson Economic Development
City of Sachse / Sachse Economic Development
City of Saginaw, Texas
City of Southlake
Cleveland Economic Development Corporation
Commerce Economic Development Corporation
Converse Economic Development Corporation
Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation
Cuero Development Corporation
Decatur Economic Development Corporation
DeKalb Economic Development Corporation
Development Corporation of Abilene
Development Corporation of Snyder
East Aldine Management District
Elgin Economic Development Corporation
Fulshear Development Corporation
Gonzales Economic Development Corporation
Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce
Greenville Board of Development
Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership
Hillsboro Economic Development Corporation
Hobby Management District
Houston Southeast Management District
Jacksboro Economic Development Corporation
Kaufman Economic Development Corporation
Kilgore Economic Development Corporation
La Marque Economic Development Corporation
Lavon Economic Development Corporation
Levelland Economic Development
Liberty Hill Economic Development Corporation
Lindale Economic Development Corporation
Little Elm Economic Development Corporation
Lockhart Economic Development Corporation
Longview Economic Development Corporation
Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Inc.
Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation
Mexia Economic Development Corporation
Mission Economic Development Corporation
Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation
Nederland Economic Development Corporation
New Boston Community Development Corporation
New Boston Special Industrial Development Corporation
North Richland Hills Economic Development
Pasadena Economic Development Corporation
Pflugerville Community Development Corporation
Rockdale Municipal Development District
Rosenberg Development Corporation
Sanger Economic Development Corporation
Schertz Economic Development Corporation
Seguin Economic Development Corporation
Sherman Economic Development Corporation
Southwest Management District
Spring Branch Management District
Sugar Land 4A Corporation (Type A)
Sugar Land 4B Corporation (Type B)
Sulphur Spring-Hopkins County EDC
Taylor Economic Development Corporation
Temple Economic Development Corporation
Terrell Economic Development Corporation
The Colony Economic Development Corporation
Tomball Economic Development Corporation
Van Economic Development Corporation
Walker County EDC
Wolfforth Economic Development Corporation
Wylie Economic Development Corporation
Yoakum Economic Development Corporation
“The TEDC’s Economic Excellence Recognition program is one of the ways in which our organization honors the outstanding commitment to excellence of our communities and regions, their leaders, and their economic development professionals have toward the professionalization of their economic development efforts,” noted Carlton Schwab, President/CEO of the TEDC.”
The Texas Economic Development Council, established in 1961, is an Austin-based, statewide, non-profit professional association, dedicated to the development of economic and employment opportunities in Texas. The TEDC provides information, educational and legislative services to more than 1,000 members. The organization’s objective is to support the economic growth of Texas and develop strategies that promote a positive business climate in the state.