To participate in TXSEF, students must first participate in a Regional Fair (listed below) and advance to TXSEF.
Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair
San Antonio Competition Dates:
TBA
Contact:
Rose Perez
Territory:
Atascosa County, Bandera County, Bexar County, Blanco County, Burnet County, Comal County, Dewitt County, Dimmit County, Edwards County, Frio County, Gillespie County, Goliad County, Gonzales County, Guadalupe County, Hays County (except for Wimberley High School and Dripping Springs ISD), Karnes County, Kendall County, Kerr County, Kinney County, La Salle County, Live Oak County, Llano County, Maverick County, McMullen County, Medina County, Real County, Uvalde County, Val Verde County, Victoria County, Webb County (Harmony Science Academy and Harmony School of Excellence-Laredo), Wilson County and Zavala County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Dallas Competition Dates:
February 22, 2025
Contact:
Frederick Olness
Territory:
Collin County, Dallas County, Ellis County, Fannin County, Grayson County, Henderson County (part), Hunt County, Kaufman County, Rockwall County and Van Zandt County (part)
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Central Texas Science and Engineering Fair
Waco Competition Dates:
February 11-12, 2025
Contact:
Linda Morris
Territory:
Bell County, Bosque County, Coryell County, Falls County, Freestone County, Hamilton County, Hill County, Lampasas County, Limestone County, McLennan County, Milam County, Navarro County and Robertson County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair
Corpus Christi Competition Dates:
February 14-15, 2025
Contact:
Debra Plowman, Ph.D.
Territory:
Aransas County, Bee County, Brooks County, Calhoun County, Duval County, Jim Wells County, Kenedy County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Refugio County and San Patricio County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
East Texas Regional Science Fair
Kilgore Competition Dates:
February 7, 2025
Contact:
Paul Buchanan, Ph.D.
Territory:
Anderson County, Angelina County, Bowie County, Camp County, Cass County, Cherokee County, Delta County, Franklin County, Gregg County, Harrison County, Henderson County, Hopkins County, Houston County, Lamar County, Leon County, Madison County, Marion County, Morris County, Nacogdoches County, Panola County, Rains County, Red River County, Rusk County, Sabine County, San Augustine County, Shelby County, Smith County, Titus County, Upshur County, Van Zandt County and Wood County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Fort Worth Competition Dates:
February 23-24, 2025
Contact:
Yuan Peng, Ph.D.
Territory:
Cooke County, Denton County, Eastland County, Erath County, Hood County, Johnson County, Palo Pinto County, Parker County, Somervell County, Tarrant County and Wise County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Austin Competition Dates:
February 19-20, 2025
Contact:
Michelle Deere, Ph.D
Territory:
Bastrop County, Brazos County, Burleson County, Caldwell County, Colorado County, Comanche County, Fayette County, Hays County (Wimberley High School and Dripping Springs ISD), Lavaca County, Lee County, Mills County, Travis County, Washington County and Williamson County.
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Laredo Independent School District Science Fair
Laredo Competition Dates:
February 7, 2025
Laredo Contact:
Michael Guerra
Territory:
Laredo ISD In Webb County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Permian Basin Regional Science Fair
Odessa Competition Dates:
February 15, 2025
Contact:
Douglas Young, Ph.D.
Territory:
Andrews County, Borden County, Brewster County, Crane County, Culberson County, Ector County, Gaines County, Glasscock County, Howard County, Jeff Davis County, Loving County, Martin County, Midland County, Mitchell County, Pecos County, Presidio County, Reagan County, Reeves County, Terrell County, Tom Green County, Upton County, Ward County, Winkler County and San Angelo City
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Rio Grande Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Brownsville Competition Dates:
TBA
Contact:
Tim Sears
Territory:
Bee County, Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Willacy County, Zapata County
Home School Policy:
Home schooled students register directly with the regional fair and are not required to participate in a district or organizational fair to be eligible. Students must meet all other fair guidelines, timelines, and documentation. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Red River Regional Fair
Red River Competition Dates:
February 14, 2025
Contact:
Lynn Seman/Jessica Mitchell
Territory:
Archer County, Baylor County, Clay County, Foard County, Hardeman County, Jack County, Knox County, Montague County, Throckmorton County, Wichita County, Wilbarger County and Young County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Science & Engineering Fair of Houston
Houston Competition Dates:
February 14-15, 2025
Contact:
Heather Domjan, Ed.D.
Territory:
Austin County, Brazoria County, Chambers County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Grimes County, Hardin County, Harris County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Matagorda County, Montgomery County, Newton County, Orange County, Polk County, San Jacinto County, Trinity County, Tyler County, Walker County, Waller County and Wharton County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions or call 713-743-4923.
South Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Lubbock Competition Dates:
TBA
Contact:
Sandra Hancock
Territory:
Armstrong County, Bailey County, Briscoe County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Cochran County, Collingsworth County, Cottle County, Crosby County, Dallam County, Dawson County, Deaf Smith County, Dickens County, Donley County, Floyd County, Garza County, Gray County, Hall County, Hale County, Hansford County, Hartley County, Hemphill County, Hockley County, Hutchinson County, King County, Kent County, Lamb County, Lipscomb County, Lubbock County, Lynn County, Moore County, Motley County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer County, Potter County, Randall County, Roberts County, Sherman County, Swisher County, Terry County, Wheeler County and Yoakum County
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
Sun Country Science Fair
El Paso Competition Dates:
TBA
Contact:
Alfred Olivas
Territory:
El Paso County and Hudspeth County
Home School Policy:
Students are able to compete after they have competed in their organization’s home school science fair. The El Paso HomeSchool group has a local science fair, and students must complete the Scienteer registration process. Email the fair if you have additional questions.
United Independent School District Regional Science Fair
Laredo Competition Dates:
TBA
Contact:
Lucille Gonzalez
Territory:
Webb County (Except Laredo ISD Harmony Science Academy and Harmony School of Excellence-Laredo)
Home School Policy:
Home school students are allowed to participate. Email the fair if you have additional questions.