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[[Texas]] is home of several national sports league franchises among other professional sports, being the second most populated [[U.S. state]]. Since the state is located in the [[South Central United States]], most teams are part of the Central / South or West league divisions, with the notable exception of the NFL [[Dallas Cowboys]], which is an [[NFC East]] franchise.

==Major league professional teams==
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Texas is home to 12 [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major league sports teams]] and two [[Prominent women's sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major women's]] teams.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Club !! Sport !! Founded{{efn|Year team began play in Texas}} !! League !! Venue (capacity) !! Championships
|-
| [[File:Austin FC Stadium vs. Columbus Crew.jpg|120px]]<br>[[Austin FC]] || [[Association football|Soccer]] || align=center | 2018 || [[Major League Soccer]] || [[Q2 Stadium]] (20,500) || 0
|-
| [[File:Cowboys huddle.jpeg|120px]] <br/> [[Dallas Cowboys]] || [[American football|Football]] || align=center | 1960 || [[National Football League]] || [[AT&T Stadium]] (80,000) || 5
|-
| [[File:Dirk Nowitzki 2.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Dallas Mavericks]] || [[Basketball]] || align=center | 1980 || [[National Basketball Association]] || [[American Airlines Center]] (19,200) || 1
|-
| [[File:Brenden Dillon - Dallas Stars.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Dallas Stars]] || [[Ice hockey]] || align=center | 1993 || [[National Hockey League]] || American Airlines Center (18,532) || 1
|-
|[[File:Dallas Trinity Inaugural Lineup.jpg|frameless|161x161px]]
<br /> [[Dallas Trinity FC]]
| Soccer || align="center" | 2024 || [[USL Super League]] || [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] (92,100) || 0
|-
| [[File:Arike_Ogunbowale_01.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Dallas Wings]] || Basketball || align=center | 2016 || [[Women's National Basketball Association]] || [[College Park Center]] (7,000) || 3
|-
| [[File:FC Dallas.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[FC Dallas]] || Soccer || align="center" | 1995 || [[Major League Soccer]] || [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]] (20,500) || 0
|-
| [[File:John_Mallee_and_Jose_Altuve_May_2014.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Houston Astros]] || [[Baseball]] || align=center | 1962 || [[Major League Baseball]] || [[Daikin Park]] (41,168) || 2
|-
| [[File:Allysha Chapman - Defender, Houston Dash (21055004615).jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Houston Dash]] || Soccer || align=center | 2014 || [[National Women's Soccer League]] || [[Shell Energy Stadium]] (7,000){{efn|Artificially reduced capacity.}} || 0
|-
| [[File:Dynamo vs Rapids-4.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Houston Dynamo]] || Soccer || align=center | 2006 || Major League Soccer || [[Shell Energy Stadium]] (22,039) || 2
|-
| [[File:James_Harden_(30735342912).jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Houston Rockets]] || Basketball || align=center | 1971 || National Basketball Association || [[Toyota Center]] (18,055) || 2
|-
| [[File:Andre_Johnson_2010.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Houston Texans]] || Football || align=center | 2002 || National Football League || [[NRG Stadium]] (71,795) || 0
|-
| [[File:Tony_Parker,_Nando_de_Colo.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[San Antonio Spurs]] || Basketball || align=center | 1967 || National Basketball Association || [[Frost Bank Center]] (18,418) || 5
|-
| [[File:HankBlalock.jpg|120px]] <br/> [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] || Baseball || align=center | 1972 || Major League Baseball || [[Globe Life Field]] (40,000) || 1
|-
| [[Texas Super Kings]] || [[Cricket]] || align=center | 2023 || [[Major League Cricket]] || [[Grand Prairie Stadium]] (7,000) || 0
|}
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==American football==
{{Main|American football in Texas}}
[[Image:Tony Romo.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Tony Romo]], former quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys]]
Many Texans are passionate about [[American football]] and intensely follow [[High school football|high school]] and [[college football]] teams, which often dominate social and leisure activity. [[Professional football (gridiron)|Professional football]] is also intensely popular in Texas, and the state is home to two [[National Football League]] (NFL) franchises, the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[Houston Texans]]. In addition to the Cowboys and Texans, two current NFL teams previously played in the state, and one now-defunct NFL team also called the state home.

The Dallas Cowboys, founded in [[1960 NFL season|1960]], are one of the most popular teams in the league and have fans in many parts of the United States, leading to the nickname "[[America's Team]]". They are also one of the most successful, having reached eight [[Super Bowl]]s and won five (tied with the [[San Francisco 49ers]] for second all-time). The Cowboys play their home games at [[AT&T Stadium]] in nearby [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], into which they moved in [[2009 NFL season|2009]] after having spent 38 years at [[Texas Stadium]] in [[Irving, Texas|Irving]].

The first major-league sports team in Texas was also an NFL franchise—the [[Dallas Texans (NFL)|Dallas Texans]], which joined the league in [[1952 NFL season|1952]]. The team's first game, however, proved to be a harbinger for the season—a 24–6 loss in front of fewer than 18,000 fans in the then-75,000-seat [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]. Home attendance continued to slump, dropping to 10,000 for a loss that left the team 0–7. The team owners, unable to make payroll, returned the Texans to the league, and the team played the rest of the 1952 season as a traveling team, never returning to Texas. After the season, the NFL folded the Texans, making them the last NFL team to permanently cease operations.

In the same year that the Cowboys entered the NFL, the [[American Football League]] (AFL) began operations with two teams in the state—the Dallas Texans and [[History of the Houston Oilers|Houston Oilers]]. The new Texans shared the Cotton Bowl with the Cowboys, while the Oilers played at [[Robertson Stadium|Jeppesen Stadium]] (now the site of the [[Houston Cougars football|University of Houston's]] [[TDECU Stadium]]). The Texans and Cowboys shared the city and stadium through the 1962 season; while the Texans enjoyed more on-field success, including an AFL title in 1962, the team's owner [[Lamar Hunt]] concluded that Dallas could not support two professional football teams and moved the Texans to [[Kansas City, Missouri]], where they play to this day as the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. The Oilers moved from Jeppesen Stadium to the larger [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]] after the 1964 season, and then joined baseball's [[Houston Astros]] at the [[Astrodome]] in 1968. Two years later, the [[AFL–NFL merger|merger]] that the AFL and NFL had agreed to in 1966 took effect, with all AFL franchises being incorporated into the NFL. The Oilers remained at the Astrodome into the 1990s, but the failure of team owner [[Bud Adams]] to reach an agreement with the city on a new stadium led to his moving the franchise to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where it was renamed the [[Tennessee Titans]].

The NFL returned to Houston in [[2002 NFL season|2002]] with the debut of the current Texans, who play their home games at [[NRG Stadium]], the first NFL stadium with a [[retractable roof]].

In 2020, the [[Arlington Renegades|Dallas Renegades]] and [[Houston Roughnecks (2020)|Houston Roughnecks]] launched as inaugural teams in the new [[XFL (2020)|XFL]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/XFL-unveils-its-Houston-team-Houston-Roughnecks-14366801.php|title=XFL unveils its Houston team: The Houston Roughnecks|last=Young|first=Matt|date=2019-08-21|website=HoustonChronicle.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref> The XFL's first season was cut short by COVID-19, and the league did not resume play until 2023, with both teams returning. Shortly before play resumed, the Renegades changed their geographic identifier to Arlington. In the meantime, the [[United States Football League (2022)|second USFL]] started play in 2022, with the Houston Gamblers as one of its eight original teams. After both leagues' 2023 seasons, the USFL and XFL merged to form the current [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]]. The Renegades were one of the four XFL teams brought into the new league, while the Gamblers and Roughnecks merged, maintaining the [[Houston Roughnecks (2024)|Roughnecks]] branding but retaining the player rights and coaching staff of the Gamblers.

==Baseball==
[[File:Nolan Ryan in Atlanta.jpg|thumb|[[Nolan Ryan]] has pitched for both the Astros and Rangers.]]
[[Baseball]] has a strong presence in Texas, with two [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) teams. The [[Houston Astros]] (originally the "Colt .45s") started playing in 1962. The [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] debuted in 1972 after relocating from Washington, D.C. In 2005, the Astros became the first team in Texas to make it to the World Series. The Rangers followed the Astros in 2010 to their first World Series and the following year as well. In 2017, the Astros became the first team in Texas to win the World Series. In 2023, the Rangers also won their first World Series title.

[[Minor League Baseball]] (MiLB) is also closely followed in Texas—especially in the smaller metropolitan areas. As of the 2023 season, three teams play in the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Pacific Coast League]]: the [[El Paso Chihuahuas]], [[Round Rock Express]], and [[Sugar Land Space Cowboys]]. Five teams play in the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Texas League]]: the [[Amarillo Sod Poodles]], [[Corpus Christi Hooks]], [[Frisco RoughRiders]], [[Midland RockHounds]], and [[San Antonio Missions]]. The [[Fort Worth Cats]] were a team in Fort Worth that won three-straight championships in independent leagues, one in the [[Central Baseball League]] and the last two in the [[American Association of Professional Baseball|American Association]].

College baseball is also quite popular, as [[Texas A&M Aggies baseball|Texas A&M University]], [[Rice Owls baseball|Rice University]], [[Texas Longhorns baseball|University of Texas at Austin]], [[Houston Cougars baseball|University of Houston]], [[Baylor Bears baseball|Baylor University]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech University]], and [[TCU Horned Frogs baseball|Texas Christian University]] have all made multiple [[College World Series|Men's College World Series]] appearances.

==Basketball==
[[File:Tim Duncan All-Star 2011.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Tim Duncan]], a five time NBA champion with the [[San Antonio Spurs]].]]
[[Basketball]] is also popular, and Texas hosts three [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] teams: the [[San Antonio Spurs]], the [[Houston Rockets]], and the [[Dallas Mavericks]]. All three have won championships, with the Rockets winning back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995 with the help of NBA MVP [[Hakeem Olajuwon]]. Following this, the Spurs enjoyed a period of consistent success, winning 5 championships between 1999 and 2014 with the help of [[Tim Duncan]], [[Tony Parker]], and [[Manu Ginóbili]]. The Dallas Mavericks enjoyed a similarly successful period after trading the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] for [[Dirk Nowitzki]]. They managed to break through and win a championship in 2011.

Texas is home to one [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] team, the [[Dallas Wings]], which relocated from [[Tulsa Shock|Tulsa, Oklahoma]] after the 2015 season. The state had two other WNBA teams, the [[Houston Comets]] and [[San Antonio Stars]]. The Comets, a founding member of the WNBA, won the league's first four championships (1997–2000) but folded after the 2008 season. The Stars were also a founding member of the WNBA as the [[Salt Lake City]]-based [[Utah Starzz]], and moved to San Antonio when the team was bought by the Spurs' parent company, [[Spurs Sports & Entertainment]] (SSE), before the 2003 season. The team then took the identity of San Antonio Silver Stars, dropping the word "Silver" after the 2013 season. After the 2017 season, SSE sold the Stars to [[MGM Resorts International]], which moved the team to [[Las Vegas]] as the [[Las Vegas Aces]].

At the collegiate level, the state is home to two NCAA Division I Men's Championship teams: the [[1965–66 Texas Western Miners basketball team|Texas Western Miners]] (now [[UTEP Miners men's basketball|UTEP Miners]]) team, who won the [[1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament]] (the historic predecessor to today's [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|Division I men's tournament]]), and the [[2020–21 Baylor Bears basketball team|Baylor Bears]], who won the [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]].  In women's collegiate basketball, several teams have won championships, including the [[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Texas Tech Lady Raiders]], [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas Longhorns]], [[Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball|Texas A&M Aggies]], and [[Baylor Bears women's basketball|Baylor Bears]].

Texas also has a statewide championship recreational [[basketball]] league, [[Shamrock Basketball Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=New basketball league bounces into Houston {{!}} Video {{!}} abc13.com |url=http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7868889&syndicate=syndicate&section |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054245/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7868889&syndicate=syndicate&section |archive-date=2011-06-29 |access-date= |website=abclocal.go.com}} </ref>

==Horse racing==
From 1905 to 1915, people in Dallas and Fort Worth turned out by the thousands for horse racing, which was usually tied to the state fair schedule. Dallas established a Jockey Club early on. The Fort Worth Driving Club (for owners of Standardbred trotters and pacers) had 101 members when it opened in 1905. Trotters raced at a park in Fort Worth, but both cities attracted thousands of people for each style of racing.<ref>[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utarl/00018/arl-00018.html Fort Worth Driving Club Records: A Guide], University of Texas at Arlington, accessed March 29, 2008</ref>

[[Lone Star Park]], in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburb of Grand Prairie, hosted the [[Breeders' Cup]], the climax to the American Thoroughbred racing season, in 2004.

==Ice hockey==
[[Image:Mike Modano.jpg|left|thumb|[[Dallas Stars]] center [[Mike Modano]] in 2006]]

[[Ice hockey]] has been a growing participatory sport in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex|Dallas-Fort Worth area]] since the [[Minnesota North Stars]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) became the [[Dallas Stars]] in 1993. The Stars made the [[Stanley Cup playoffs]] their first year in Dallas and remained competitive through the rest of decade, culminating in a [[Stanley Cup]] championship in 1999. The team returned to the [[Stanley Cup Finals]] the next year, only to lose to the [[New Jersey Devils]]. In addition to the 1999 Stanley Cup and 2000 [[Western Conference (NHL)|Western Conference]] championship, the team has also won two [[Presidents' Trophy|Presidents' Trophies]] as the NHL's regular-season points champion and seven division titles.

Prior to the advent of the Stars, top-tier professional ice hockey existed in Texas in the form of the [[Houston Aeros (WHA)|Houston Aeros]], who played in the [[World Hockey Association]] (WHA) from 1973 to 1978. The team was notable for featuring hockey legend [[Gordie Howe]], who was lured out of retirement by the prospect of playing alongside his sons, [[Mark Howe|Mark]] and [[Marty Howe|Marty]]. Led by the Howes, the Aeros won back-to-back [[Avco World Trophy|Avco World Trophies]] as the WHA champions in 1974 and 1975. The Aeros folded after they failed to gain admission into the NHL, first as part of a [[NHL-WHA merger|merger between the WHA and NHL]] and then as an expansion team.

Minor league professional hockey has also become popular in the last several decades. The [[Houston Huskies]] played in the old [[United States Hockey League (1945–51)|United States Hockey League]] (USHL) and won its championship in 1948, led by legendary NHL coach [[Toe Blake]]. In 1994, Houston received a franchise in the [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|International Hockey League]] (IHL), which was named the Aeros after the city's old WHA side. The [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|new Aeros]] won the IHL's [[Turner Cup]] in 1999. In 2001, the team transferred to the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) after the IHL's demise; it won the AHL's [[Calder Cup]] in 2003 and reached the Calder Cup Finals in 2011. The AHL has established two more teams in Texas since that time – the [[San Antonio Rampage]] (owned by the NBA's [[San Antonio Spurs]] and affiliated with the NHL's [[Colorado Avalanche]]) began play in 2002, and the [[Texas Stars]] (an AHL affiliate of the [[Dallas Stars]] based in the [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] suburb of [[Cedar Park, Texas|Cedar Park]]), began play seven years later. In 2013 the Aeros would leave Texas to become the [[Iowa Wild]]. In 2020, the Rampage would be purchased by the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] and relocated to [[Henderson, Nevada]], becoming the [[Henderson Silver Knights]].

Between 1992 and 2014, the [[Central Hockey League]] had fifteen different teams based in Texas and as many as nine from [[2002–03 CHL season|2002]] to [[2004–05 CHL season|2005]]. However, by the CHL's [[2013–14 CHL season|final season]], only the [[Allen Americans]] remained. The Americans joined the [[ECHL]] in 2014 and went on to win the [[2015 Kelly Cup playoffs|championship]] in their first season in the league.

==Soccer==
[[File:Brian Mullan 2008 playoffs.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Brian Mullan]] of the [[Houston Dynamo FC|Houston Dynamo]] during the 2008 Western Conference Semifinals.]]
The major professional [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]] had teams in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Houston, and in San Antonio.  The [[Dallas Tornado]] played between 1968 and 1981 (winning the [[NASL Final 1971|1971 Soccer Bowl]]), the [[Houston Stars]] played for one season in 1968, and the [[San Antonio Thunder]] played for two seasons, 1975–1976.  Houston returned to the league in 1978 as the [[Houston Hurricanes|Hurricanes]] and played until 1980.  Soccer returned to Texas with the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] with the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] hosting matches.

In 1996, the Dallas Burn was born as one of 10 founding members of [[Major League Soccer]], which is the current Division 1 professional soccer league overseen by the [[United States Soccer Federation|U.S. Soccer Federation]]. The Dallas Burn were later renamed [[FC Dallas]] with a new logo and colors, and now play in a [[soccer-specific stadium]] called [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]] in Frisco. A second Texas team, [[Houston Dynamo FC]], joined MLS in 2006 (with "FC" added to the club branding in 2020). The Dynamo won the [[MLS Cup]] in their first year in Houston, and again in their second year in 2007. Dynamo FC now plays at [[Shell Energy Stadium]], a soccer-specific stadium near downtown Houston. Texas received its third MLS team in 2021 with the arrival of [[Austin FC]]. The city had originally been planned as the future home of the [[Columbus Crew]], but the move proved controversial, triggering lawsuits by the city of Columbus and state of Ohio. The dispute was settled with an investment group led by the owners of the [[Cleveland Browns]] buying the Crew, while former Crew owner [[Anthony Precourt]] received a new Austin team.

Before the Austin FC deal was finalized, MLS Commissioner Don Garber had stated publicly that a third city in Texas—either San Antonio or Austin—was under consideration for a possible [[Expansion of Major League Soccer|MLS expansion]] franchise. At that time, only San Antonio had a professional minor league soccer team; [[San Antonio FC]] play in the second-tier [[USL Championship]], but another Texas team, [[Austin Bold FC]], joined in 2019. Bold FC effectively replaced the [[Austin Aztex]], which joined the USL Championship in 2015, when the competition was known as the United Soccer League, but only played one season. The Aztex went on hiatus while seeking to build a new stadium, but eventually folded after being unable to secure a site. Eventually, a new deal for a stadium on the grounds of the [[Circuit of the Americas]] emerged, clearing the way for Bold FC to join the league. Bold FC isn't currently active in the league, pending a move to Fort Worth. Texas currently has three active teams in the USL Championship—[[Rio Grande Valley FC Toros]], which began play in 2016 as the reserve side of the Dynamo, [[San Antonio FC]] which also began play in 2016, and [[El Paso Locomotive FC]], which started play in 2019. Another professional team, [[North Texas SC]], began play in 2019 as the reserve side of FC Dallas, playing in the newly launched third-level [[USL League One]]. It has since moved to another third-level league, [[MLS Next Pro]], which began play in 2022 as the de facto successor to MLS' former [[MLS Reserve League|reserve league]].

In 2014, the [[Houston Dash]], owned and operated by Dynamo FC and also playing at Shell Energy Stadium, joined the [[National Women's Soccer League]], the longest-tenured and most prominent of the country's two current top-level women's leagues.<ref>{{cite web
 | title =Houston Dynamo Football Club and Houston Dash unveil new club initiatives, brand identity and primary badges
 | url =https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/houston-dynamo-football-club-and-houston-dash-unveil-new-club-initiatives-brand-identity-and-primary-badges
 | website =nwslsoccer.com
 | date = November 17, 2020
 | access-date =December 14, 2020 }}
</ref> Texas also fields 12 teams in the [[Women's Premier Soccer League]], the second-highest league in the [[United States soccer pyramid]]. Those teams are the El Paso Surf, DKSC BADTOP, FC Dallas, SouthStar FC, AHFC Royals, [[Austin Rise FC]], Bat Country FC, Challenge Red Devils, Corinthians FC of San Antonio, [[Houston Aces]], Lonestar SC and San Antonio Blossoms.

The [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] in [[Dallas]] hosted six matches during the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. During the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], matches will be held at [[AT&T Stadium]] in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex]] and [[NRG Stadium]] in [[Houston]]. Along with [[California]], Texas is one of two states which will host 2026 FIFA World Cup matches at two stadiums in their respective state. <ref> {{Cite web |title=FIFA unveils stellar line-up of FIFA World Cup 2026™ Host Cities |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-unveils-stellar-line-up-of-fifa-world-cup-2026-tm-host-cities |website=FIFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tpr.org/tpr-noticias/2022-06-17/texas-soccer-fans-rejoice-as-arlington-houston-are-named-2026-world-cup-host-cities | title=Texas soccer fans rejoice as Arlington, Houston are named 2026 World Cup host cities | date=June 17, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dallasworldcup2026.com/our-soccer-legacy/world-cup-1994/ | title=World Cup 1994 – Dallas World Cup 2026 }}</ref>

==Collegiate==
[[Image:Lone Star Showdown 2006 McGee on goal-line.jpg|thumb|2006 [[Lone Star Showdown]] football game at [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium]] in Austin]]<!--This image contains trademarked symbols, the ATM and the longhorn, and is only being used to illustrate said symbols within context-->
Originally, most Texas [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] universities were part of the [[Southwest Conference]] until it dissolved in 1996. As of the current 2024 season, 13 Texas schools compete in the top level of college football, [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I FBS]]. Seven of those schools compete in a [[Power Four conferences|Power Four conference]]. The [[Baylor Bears]], [[Houston Cougars]], [[TCU Horned Frogs]], and [[Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders|Texas Tech Red Raiders]] compete in the [[Big 12 Conference]]; the [[Texas Longhorns]] and [[Texas A&M Aggies]] in the [[Southeastern Conference]]; the [[SMU Mustangs]] in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]; the [[North Texas Mean Green]], [[Rice Owls]], and [[UTSA Roadrunners]] in the [[American Athletic Conference]]; the [[Texas State Bobcats]] in the [[Sun Belt Conference]]; and the [[Sam Houston Bearkats]] and [[UTEP Miners]] in Conference USA. Texas has the most FBS schools in the United States.

According to a survey of FBS coaches, the [[College rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|University of Oklahoma]] and the University of Texas at Austin, the [[Red River Shootout]], ranks the third-best in the nation.<ref name="RRShootout">{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/texas/stories/100705dnspofbwnewrivalrylede.1c8619ce.html |title=UT-OU : Best Rivalry? |work=Dallas Morning News |last=Davis |first=Brian |date=2005-10-07 |access-date=2006-07-11 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031446/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/texas/stories/100705dnspofbwnewrivalrylede.1c8619ce.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> A fierce rivalry, the [[Lone Star Showdown]], also exists between the two state's largest universities, Texas A&M University and the University of Texas. This athletic rivalry was put on hold after the Aggies [[2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment|joined the Southeastern Conference]] in 2012, but resumed with the Longhorns' [[2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment|2024 move to the SEC]]. The SMU Mustangs and Texas Christian University Horned Frogs have a rivalry called the [[Battle for the Iron Skillet]]. The [[Houston–Texas Tech football rivalry]] is a Big 12 intraconference rivalry. Houston's two largest athletic programs hold the [[Houston–Rice rivalry]] with a large focus on the [[Bayou Bucket Classic]].

Texas is home to many other [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] programs with football teams competing in [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Division I FCS]]—the [[Abilene Christian Wildcats]] and [[Tarleton State Texans]] of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) and, for football only, the [[United Athletic Conference]] (UAC); the [[East Texas A&M Lions]], [[Houston Christian Huskies]], [[Incarnate Word Cardinals]], [[Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals|Lamar Cardinals]], and [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks]] of the [[Southland Conference]] (SLC); and the [[Prairie View A&M Panthers]] and [[Texas Southern Tigers]] of the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]. Rivalries include the [[Battle of the Piney Woods]] between Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin and another between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern.

In addition, the state has three Division I programs that do not sponsor football—the [[Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders]] and [[UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros|UTRGV Vaqueros]] of the SLC, and the [[UT Arlington Mavericks]] of the WAC. UTRGV is in the process of establishing an FCS football program, with an exhibition schedule in 2024 followed by full varsity play in 2025.

Collegiate teams nationwide see Texas as an American football recruiting hotbed. In 2006, 170 players in the NFL came from Texas high schools.<ref name="HSrecruit">{{cite web |last=Talman |first=John |title=Lone Star Competition |work=[[Rivals.com]] |date=2006-03-15 |url=http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=880&CID=523700 |access-date=November 11, 2008 |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205051752/http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=880&CID=523700 |url-status=dead }}.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! School !! Nickname !! Division !! Conference(s)
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| [[Abilene Christian University]] || [[Abilene Christian Wildcats|Wildcats]] || [[NCAA Division I]] || [[Western Athletic Conference]]<br>[[United Athletic Conference]] (football)
|-
| [[Baylor University]] || [[Baylor Bears|Bears]] || NCAA Division I || [[Big 12 Conference]]
|-
| [[East Texas A&M University]] || [[East Texas A&M Lions|Lions]] || NCAA Division I || [[Southland Conference]]
|-
| {{sort|Houston|[[University of Houston]]}} || [[Houston Cougars|Cougars]] || NCAA Division I || [[Big 12 Conference]]
|-
| [[Houston Christian University]] || [[Houston Christian Huskies|Huskies]] || NCAA Division I || [[Southland Conference]]
|-
| {{sort|Incarnate|[[University of the Incarnate Word]]}} (alternately UIW) || [[Incarnate Word Cardinals|Cardinals]] || NCAA Division I || Southland Conference
|-
| [[Lamar University]] || [[Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals|Cardinals and Lady Cardinals]] || NCAA Division I || Southland Conference
|-
| {{sort|North Texas|[[University of North Texas]]}} || [[North Texas Mean Green|Mean Green]] || NCAA Division I || [[American Athletic Conference]]
|-
| [[Prairie View A&M University]] || [[Prairie View A&M Panthers and Lady Panthers|Panthers and Lady Panthers]] || NCAA Division I || [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]
|-
| [[Rice University]] || [[Rice Owls|Owls]] || NCAA Division I || American Athletic Conference
|-
| [[Sam Houston State University]] (Sam Houston) || [[Sam Houston Bearkats|Bearkats]] || NCAA Division I || [[Conference USA]]
|-
| {{sort|SMU|[[Southern Methodist University]]}} (SMU) || [[SMU Mustangs|Mustangs]] || NCAA Division I || [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]
|-
| [[Stephen F. Austin State University]] (Stephen F. Austin) || [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks|Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks]] || NCAA Division I || Southland Conference
|-
| [[Tarleton State University]] (alternately Tarleton) || [[Tarleton State Texans|Texans]] || NCAA Division I || Western Athletic Conference<br>United Athletic Conference (football)
|-
| {{sort|TCU|[[Texas Christian University]]}} (TCU) || [[TCU Horned Frogs|Horned Frogs]] || NCAA Division I || Big 12 Conference
|-
| {{sort|Texas|[[University of Texas at Austin]]}} (Texas) || [[Texas Longhorns|Longhorns]] || NCAA Division I || [[Southeastern Conference]]
|-
| {{sort|Texas A|[[Texas A&M University]]}} || [[Texas A&M Aggies|Aggies]] || NCAA Division I || Southeastern Conference
|-
| [[Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi]] || [[Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders|Islanders]] || NCAA Division I || Southland Conference
|-
| [[Texas Southern University]] || [[Texas Southern Tigers|Tigers]] || NCAA Division I || Southwestern Athletic Conference
|-
| [[Texas State University]] || [[Texas State Bobcats|Bobcats]] || NCAA Division I || [[Sun Belt Conference]]
|-
| [[Texas Tech University]] || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders|Red Raiders]] || NCAA Division I || Big 12 Conference
|-
| {{sort|UT Arlington|[[University of Texas at Arlington]]}} (UT Arlington) || [[UT Arlington Mavericks|Mavericks]] || NCAA Division I || Western Athletic Conference
|-
| {{sort|UTEP|[[University of Texas at El Paso]]}} (UTEP) || [[UTEP Miners|Miners]] || NCAA Division I || Conference USA
|-
| {{sort|UTRGV|[[University of Texas Rio Grande Valley]]}} (UTRGV) || [[UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros|Vaqueros]] || NCAA Division I || Southland Conference
|-
| {{sort|UTSA|[[University of Texas at San Antonio]]}} (UTSA) || [[UTSA Roadrunners|Roadrunners]] || NCAA Division I || American Athletic Conference
|}

==High school==
Most primary and secondary school athletic, music, and academic contests in Texas involving public schools are organized and administered by the [[University Interscholastic League]] (UIL).<ref name="UIL">{{cite web| title = University Interscholastic League| publisher = University of Texas at Austin| url = http://www.uil.utexas.edu/| access-date = September 28, 2008}}</ref> As a general rule, the UIL only governs public schools. Private schools are governed by other bodies, the largest of which is the [[Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools]] (TAPPS). Both bodies have similar governing scope, although some terminology differs. The TAPPS category of "fine arts" encompasses what UIL calls "academic" and "music" competitions, and also includes competitions for spirit squads (i.e., cheerleading and dance teams), which UIL does not sponsor (other bodies govern cheer/dance competitions among public schools).

==Rodeo==
[[Image:Sheryl crow at houston livestock show and rodeo.jpg|thumb|[[Sheryl Crow]] at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]]
Texans also enjoy going to the [[rodeo]]. The annual [[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]] is the largest rodeo in the world. The event begins with trail rides that originate from several points throughout the state, all of which convene at [[Reliant Park]]. The world's first rodeo was held in [[Pecos, Texas]] on July 4, 1883. The [[Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]] has a cowboy, and a Mexican and many traditional rodeos. The [[State Fair of Texas]] is held each year at Fair Park in [[Dallas]].

==Gymnastics==
Gymnastics in Texas is very popular and is one of the largest states for the [[USA Gymnastics|sport in the country]]. Multiple Olympians and World Champions have come out of the state including; [[Nastia Liukin]] (2008 Olympic AA Champion), [[Carly Patterson]] (2004 Olympic AA Champion), [[Simone Biles]] (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2023 World AA Champion and 2016 and 2024 Olympic all-around champion), and [[Madison Kocian]] (2015 world uneven bars champion).

There are many gymnastics clubs in Texas but the top facilities include [[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy]] ([[Plano, Texas|Plano]] & [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]]), [[Texas Dreams Gymnastics]] ([[Coppell, Texas|Coppell]]) and [http://www.metroplexgymnastics.com/ Metroplex Gymnastics] ([[Allen, Texas|Allen]]).

The Women's U.S. National Gymnastics Training Center had been just outside [[Houston]], at the [[Karolyi Ranch]] in [[Huntsville, Texas]], from 2001 to 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/trainingcenter/tcinformation.pdf|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503201201/https://usagym.org/PDFs/Women/trainingcenter/tcinformation.pdf|archive-date=2015-05-03|website=USA Gymnastics|title=National Team Training Center at the Karolyi Ranch}}</ref> when Karolyi Ranch closed permanently in the wake of the [[USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal]].

[[Plano, Texas]] is considered the "gymnastics capital of the world" because of the gymnastics academy, [[WOGA]].

==Golf==

Texas hosts five PGA Tour golf tournaments: [[WGC Match Play]], [[Houston Open]], [[Texas Open]], [[Byron Nelson Classic]], and [[Colonial National Invitational]]. Other professional tournaments in the state are the [[North Texas LPGA Shootout]] and the [[Insperity Invitational]]. Notable Texan golfers include [[Ben Hogan]], [[Byron Nelson]], [[Jimmy Demaret]], [[Tom Kite]], [[Ben Crenshaw]], [[Scottie Scheffler]] (born in New Jersey, but moved to Texas as a child), [[Jordan Spieth]], [[Lee Trevino]], and [[Kathy Whitworth]].

==Motorsport==
[[Image:NASCARNEXTELCupFieldTexasMotorSpeedway.jpg|thumb|right|[[NASCAR]] racing at [[Texas Motor Speedway]]]]

The state is home to motorsport venues such as the [[Texas Motor Speedway]] in Fort Worth, which hosts [[NASCAR]] and [[IndyCar]] races, and the [[Texas World Speedway]] in College Station. The [[Circuit of the Americas]] near Austin hosts the [[United States Grand Prix]] in [[Formula One]], NASCAR races and the [[Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas]] in [[MotoGP]].

The [[Texas Motorplex]] and [[Houston Raceway Park]] dragstrips host rounds of the [[NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series]]. Dallas and Houston have hosted street races, the [[Dallas Grand Prix]] and the [[Grand Prix of Houston]], as well as [[AMA Supercross Championship]] rounds.

Auto racing is the second most watched sport on TV in the state,{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} behind [[American football]]. NASCAR races tend to do better in Texas media markets than [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] games.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

==Esports==
Major [[esports]] organizations located in Texas:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Organization !! Location 
|-
| [[Clutch Gaming]] || [[Houston]] 
|-
| [[compLexity Gaming]] || [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] 
|-
| [[Dallas Fuel]] || [[Dallas]]
|-
| [[Houston Outlaws]] || [[Houston]]
|-
| [[Dallas Mavericks|Mavs Gaming]] || [[Dallas]] 
|-
| [[OpTic Gaming]] || [[Dallas]] 
|-
|[[OpTic Texas]]
|[[Dallas]]
|}

==Other sports==
Another popular sport in Texas is year-round [[fishing]]. [[Lacrosse]], originally played by some of the indigenous tribes, is growing in popularity.

==Notable professional league and amateur teams==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Club !! Sport !! League
|-
| [[Allen Americans]] || [[Ice hockey]] || [[ECHL]]
|-
| [[Alpine Cowboys]] || Baseball || [[Pecos League]]
|-
| [[Amarillo Bulls]] || [[Junior ice hockey]] || [[North American Hockey League]]
|-
| [[Amarillo Sod Poodles]] || Baseball || [[Texas League]]
|-
| [[Amarillo Venom]] || [[Indoor American football|Indoor football]] || [[Champions Indoor Football]]
|-
| [[Arlington Renegades]] || Football || [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]]
|-
| [[Austin Gilgronis]] || [[Rugby union]] || [[Major League Rugby]]
|-
| [[Austin Spurs]] || [[Basketball]] || [[NBA G League]]
|-
| [[Cleburne Railroaders]] || [[Baseball]] || [[American Association of Professional Baseball|American Association]]
|-
| [[Corpus Christi Hooks]] || Baseball || Texas League
|-
| [[Corpus Christi IceRays]] || Junior ice hockey || North American Hockey League
|-
| [[El Paso Chihuahuas]] || Baseball || [[Pacific Coast League]]
|-
| [[El Paso Locomotive FC]] || Soccer || [[USL Championship]]
|-
| [[Fort Worth NLL team]] || [[Box lacrosse]] || [[National Lacrosse League]]
|-
| [[Austin Bold FC|Fort Worth USL team]]{{efn|group=minor|Team currently on hiatus; last played as Austin Bold FC in 2021 before relocating to Fort Worth. Planning to resume play in 2024.}} || [[Association football|Soccer]] || USL Championship
|-
| [[Frisco RoughRiders]] || Baseball || Texas League
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo 2]] || Soccer || [[MLS Next Pro]]
|-
| [[Houston Energy]] || Football || [[Independent Women's Football League]]
|-
| [[Houston Roughnecks (2024)|Houston Roughnecks]] || Football || United Football League
|-
| [[Houston SaberCats]] || Rugby union || Major League Rugby
|-
| [[Lone Star Brahmas]] || Junior ice hockey || North American Hockey League
|-
| [[Midland RockHounds]] || Baseball || Texas League
|-
| [[North Texas SC]] || Soccer || [[MLS Next Pro]]
|-
| [[Odessa Jackalopes]] || Junior ice hockey || North American Hockey League
|-
| [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]] || Basketball || NBA G League
|-
| [[Round Rock Express]] || Baseball || Pacific Coast League
|-
| [[San Antonio FC]] || Soccer || USL Championship
|-
| [[San Antonio Missions]]{{efn|group=minor|Played as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox until the 2018 season.}} || Baseball || Texas League
|-
| [[Sugar Land Space Cowboys]] || Baseball || Pacific Coast League
|-
| [[Texas Legends]] || Basketball || NBA G League
|-
| [[Texas Stars]] || Ice hockey || [[American Hockey League]]
|-
| [[Texoma FC]] || Soccer || [[USL League One]]
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=minor}}

==Stadiums and arenas==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Stadium !! City !! Capacity !! Type !! Tenant(s) !! Opened
|-
| [[Kyle Field]] || [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] || 102,512 || Football || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M Aggies]] || 1927
|-
| [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium|Texas Memorial Stadium]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texassports.com/facilities/royal-memorial-stadium.html |title=Official website of University of Texas Athletics – Texas Longhorns – Facilities |publisher=TexasSports.com |access-date=2013-05-12 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028130735/http://www.texassports.com/facilities/royal-memorial-stadium.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || 100,119 || Football || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] || 1924
|-
| [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] || [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] || 92,100 || Football || [[Red River Rivalry]], [[State Fair Classic]], [[First Responder Bowl]], [[Dallas Trinity FC]]|| 1930
|-
| [[AT&T Stadium]] || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || 80,000 || Football || [[Dallas Cowboys]], [[Cotton Bowl Classic]] || 2009
|-
| [[NRG Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 71,500 || Football || [[Houston Texans]], [[Texas Bowl]] || 2002
|-
| [[Alamodome]] || [[San Antonio]] || 65,000 || Football || [[UTSA Roadrunners football|UTSA Roadrunners]], [[Alamo Bowl]], <br /> [[U.S. Army All-American Bowl]], [[San Antonio Commanders]] || 1993
|-
| [[Jones AT&T Stadium]] || [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] || 61,000 || Football || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Red Raiders]] || 1947
|-
| [[Sun Bowl Stadium]] || [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] || 51,500 || Football || [[UTEP Miners football|UTEP Miners]] and [[Sun Bowl]] || 1963
|-
| [[Rice Stadium (Rice University)|Rice Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 47,000 || Football || [[Rice Owls football|Rice Owls]], [[Houston Roughnecks (2024)|Houston Roughnecks]] || 1950
|-
| [[Choctaw Stadium]] || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || 46,100 || Football, soccer{{efn|group=stad|Choctaw Stadium was originally a baseball park, hosting the Texas Rangers from 1994 through 2019. With the Rangers moving to the nearby Globe Life Field, the stadium has been reconfigured for football and soccer.}} || [[Arlington Renegades]], [[North Texas SC]] || 1994{{efn|group=stad|Date of original opening; reopened in 2020 as a football/soccer stadium.}}
|-
| [[McLane Stadium]] || [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] || 45,140 || Football || [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor Bears]] || 2014
|-
| [[Amon G. Carter Stadium]] || [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || 44,008 || Football || [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU Horned Frogs]], [[Armed Forces Bowl]] || 1930
|-
| [[Daikin Park]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/ballpark/facts_figures.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311003748/http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/ballpark/facts_figures.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2007 |title=houston.astros.mlb.com |publisher=houston.astros.mlb.com |access-date=2013-05-12}}</ref> || [[Houston]] || 40,950 || Baseball || [[Houston Astros]] || 2000
|-
| [[Globe Life Field]] || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || 40,000 || Baseball || [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] || 2020
|-
| [[TDECU Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 40,000 || Football || [[Houston Cougars football|Houston Cougars]] || 2014
|-
| [[Gerald J. Ford Stadium]] || [[University Park, Texas|University Park]] || 32,000 || Football || [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU Mustangs]] || 2000
|-
| [[DATCU Stadium]] || [[Denton, Texas|Denton]] || 30,850 || Football || [[North Texas Mean Green football|North Texas Mean Green]] || 2011
|-
|| [[Bobcat Stadium (Texas State)|Bobcat Stadium]] || [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]] || 30,000 || Football || [[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State Bobcats]] || 1981
|-
| [[Memorial Stadium (Tarleton State)|Memorial Stadium]] || [[Stephenville, Texas|Stephenville]] || 24,000 || Football || [[Tarleton State Texans]], high schools || 1977
|-
| [[Shell Energy Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 22,000 || Soccer, football || [[Houston Dynamo]], [[Houston Dash]], [[Texas Southern Tigers football|Texas Southern Tigers]] || 2012
|-
| [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Toyota Stadium]] || [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] || 20,500 || Soccer, football || [[FC Dallas]], [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|NCAA Division I Football Championship Game]] (FCS), high school football || 2005
|-
| [[Memorial Stadium (Mesquite, Texas)|Memorial Stadium]] || [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]] || 20,000 || Football || High schools || 1977
|-
| [[Happy State Bank Stadium]] || [[Canyon, Texas|Canyon]] || 20,000 || Football || High schools || 1959
|-
| [[American Airlines Center]] || [[Dallas]] || 19,200 || Arena || [[Dallas Mavericks]], [[Dallas Stars]] || 2001
|-
| [[Frost Bank Center]] || [[San Antonio]] || 18,581 || Arena || [[San Antonio Spurs]], [[San Antonio Rampage]] || 2002
|-
| [[Alamo Stadium]] || [[San Antonio]] || 18,500 || Football || High schools || 1940
|-
| [[Farrington Field]] || [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || 18,500 || Football || High schools || 1939
|-
| [[Toyota Center]] || [[Houston]] || 18,055 || Arena || [[Houston Rockets]] || 2003
|-
| [[Eagle Stadium (Allen, Texas)|Eagle Stadium]] || [[Allen, Texas|Allen]] || 18,000 || Football || High schools || 2012
|-
| [[Grande Communications Stadium]] || [[Midland, Texas|Midland]] || 18,000 || Football, soccer || High schools, [[Midland-Odessa FC]] || 2002
|-
| [[Ratliff Stadium]] || [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]] || 17,500 || Football || High schools, [[UT Permian Basin Falcons]] || 1982
|-
| [[Stallworth Stadium]] || [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]] || 16,500 || Football || High schools || 1969
|-
| [[Provost Umphrey Stadium]] || [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] || 16,000 || Football || [[Lamar Cardinals football|Lamar Cardinals]] || 1964
|-
| [[United Supermarkets Arena]] || [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]] || 15,098 || Arena || [[Texas Tech Red Raiders and Lady Raiders]] || 1999
|-
| [[Shotwell Stadium]] || [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]] || 15,075 || Football || High schools || 1959
|-
| [[Dick Bivins Stadium]] || [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] || 15,000 || Football || High schools || 1950
|-
| [[Javelina Stadium]] || [[Kingsville, Texas|Kingsville]] || 15,000 || Football || [[Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football|Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas]] || 1950
|-
| [[John Kincaide Stadium]] || [[Dallas]] || 15,000 || Football || High schools || 2005
|-
| [[Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field]] || [[Prairie View, Texas|Prairie View]] || 15,000 || Football || [[Prairie View A&M Panthers football|Prairie View A&M Panthers]] || 2016
|-
| [[Homer Bryce Stadium]] || [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] || 14,575 || Football || [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football|Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks]] || 1973
|-
| [[Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls)|Memorial Stadium]] || [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] || 14,500 || Football || [[Midwestern State Mustangs]], high schools || 1970
|-
| [[John Clark Stadium]] || [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] || 14,442 || Football || High schools || 1977
|-
| [[Dickies Arena]] || [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || 14,000 || Arena || [[Panther City Lacrosse Club]] || 2019
|-
| [[McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium]] || [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] || 13,500 || Football || High schools || 1976
|-
| [[Reed Arena]] || [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] || 12,989 || Arena || [[Texas A&M Aggies]] || 1998
|-
| [[Bowers Stadium]] || [[Huntsville, Texas|Huntsville]] || 12,593 || Football || [[Sam Houston State Bearkats football|Sam Houston Bearkats]] || 1986
|-
| [[Irving Schools Stadium]] || [[Irving, Texas|Irving]] || 12,500 || Football || High schools || {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Pennington Field]] || [[Bedford, Texas|Bedford]] || 12,500 || Football || High schools || 1987
|-
| [[Pasadena Memorial Stadium|Veterans Memorial Stadium]] || [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]] || 12,500 || Football || High schools || 1965
|-
| Birklebach Field || [[Georgetown, Texas|Georgetown]] || 12,442 || Football || High schools, [[Southwestern University#Athletics|Southwestern Pirates]] || 2008
|-
| [[Don Haskins Center]] || [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] || 12,222 || Arena || [[UTEP Miners]] || 1977
|-
| [[Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium]] || [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]] || 12,000 || Football || [[Abilene Christian Wildcats football|Abilene Christian Wildcats]] || 2017
|-
| [[Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium]] || [[Canyon, Texas|Canyon]] || 12,000 || Football || [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|West Texas A&M Buffaloes]] || 2019
|-
| [[C. H. Collins Athletic Complex]] || [[Denton, Texas|Denton]] || 12,000 || Football || High schools || 2004
|-
| [[Canutillo Stadium]] || [[Canutillo, Texas|Canutillo]] || 12,000 || Football || High schools || 2005
|-
| {{sort|Ford Center|[[The Ford Center at The Star]]}} || [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] || 12,000 || Football || [[Dallas Cowboys]] practice facility, high schools || 2017
|-
| [[Herman Clark Stadium]] || [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || 12,000 || Football || High schools || 1970
|-
| Legacy Stadium || [[Katy, Texas|Katy]] || 12,000 || Football || High schools || 2017
|-
| [[Maverick Stadium]] || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || 12,000 || Football || [[UT Arlington Mavericks|UT Arlington Mavericks track]], high schools || 1980
|-
| McKinney ISD Stadium || [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]] || 12,000 || Football || High schools || 2018
|-
| [[Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]] || [[Commerce, Texas|Commerce]] || 11,582 || Football || [[East Texas A&M Lions football|East Texas A&M Lions]], high schools || 1950
|-
| [[Heroes Stadium]] || [[San Antonio]] || 11,122 || Football || High schools || 2009
|-
| Bobby Morrow Stadium || [[San Benito, Texas|San Benito]] || 11,000 || Football || High schools || 2006
|-
| [[Berry Center of Northwest Houston|Cy-Fair FCU Stadium]] || [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress]] || 11,000 || Football || High schools || 2006
|-
| [[Dragon Stadium, Southlake|Dragon Stadium]] || [[Southlake, Texas|Southlake]] || 11,000 || Football || High schools || 2001
|-
| [[Ken Pridgeon Stadium]] || [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress]] || 11,000 || Football || High schools || 1977
|-
| [[SISD Student Activities Complex]] || [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] || 11,000 || Football || High schools || 2000
|-
| [[Dr Pepper Ballpark]] || [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] || 10,600 || Baseball || [[Frisco RoughRiders]] || 2003
|-
| [[Dub Farris Athletic Complex|Dub Farris Stadium]] || [[San Antonio]] || 10,568 || Football || High schools || {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Hopper Field]] || [[Freeport, Texas|Freeport]] || 10,478 || Football || High schools || 1949
|-
| [[Galena Park ISD Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 10,300 || Football || High schools || 2002
|-
| [[Ferrell Center]] || [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] || 10,284 || Arena || [[Baylor Bears]] || 1988
|-
| [[Montagne Center]] || [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] || 10,080 || Arena || [[Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals]] || 1984
|-
| [[Tiger Stadium (Corsicana)|Tiger Stadium]] || [[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]] || 10,001 || Football || [[Navarro College|Navarro Bulldogs]], High schools, [[Corsicana Bowl]] || 2006
|-
| [[Challenger Columbia Stadium]] || [[League City, Texas|League City]] || 10,000 || Football || High schools || 2016
|-
| Coach Kenny Deel Stadium || [[Melissa, Texas|Melissa]] || 10,000 || Football || High schools || 2023
|-
| [[Moody Center]] || [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] || 10,000 || Arena || [[Texas Longhorns]] || 2022
|-
| [[W.W. Thorne Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 10,000 || Football || High schools || 1979
|-
| [[Tom Kimbrough Stadium]] || [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] || 9,800 || Football || High schools || 2003
|-
| [[UNT Coliseum]] || [[Denton, Texas|Denton]] || 9,797 || Arena || [[North Texas Mean Green]] || 1973
|-
| [[Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium]] || [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]] || 9,735 || Football || [[UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros|UTRGV Vaqueros]] || 2017
|-
| [[Woodforest Bank Stadium]] || [[Shenandoah, Texas|Shenandoah]] || 9,600 || Football || High schools || 2008
|-
| [[Lumpkins Stadium]] || [[Waxahachie, Texas|Waxahachie]] || 9,500 || Football || [[Southwestern Assemblies of God University|SWAG Lions]], high schools || 1972
|-
| [[Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium|Wolff Stadium]] || [[San Antonio]] || 9,500 || Baseball || [[San Antonio Missions]] || 1994
|-
| [[Southwest University Park]] || [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] || 9,500 || Baseball, soccer || [[El Paso Chihuahuas]], [[El Paso Locomotive FC]] || 2014
|-
| [[Pearland Stadium]] || [[Pearland, Texas|Pearland]] || 9,200 || Football || High schools || 2001
|-
| [[Ford Arena]] || [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] || 9,100 || Arena || [[Oxford City FC of Texas]] || 2003
|-
| [[Dell Diamond]] || [[Round Rock, Texas|Round Rock]] || 8,688 || Baseball, rugby || [[Round Rock Express]], [[Austin Herd]] || 2000
|-
| Fort Bend Epicenter || [[Rosenberg, Texas|Rosenberg]] || 8,600 || Arena || TBA || 2023
|-
| [[Schollmaier Arena]] || [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] || 8,500 || Arena || [[TCU Horned Frogs]] || 1961
|-
| [[Student Activity Complex]] || [[Laredo, Texas|Laredo]] || 8,500 || Football || High schools || 2004
|-
| [[Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium]] || [[Rockwall, Texas|Rockwall]] || 8,330 || Football || High schools || 1975
|-
| [[Toyota Field]] || [[San Antonio]] || 8,296 || Soccer || [[San Antonio FC]] || 2013
|-
| [[Veterans Memorial Stadium (League City)|Veterans Memorial Stadium]] || [[League City, Texas|League City]] || 8,200 || Football || High schools || 1957
|-
| Midlothian Stadium || [[Midlothian, Texas|Midlothian]] || 8,176 || Football || High schools || 2006
|-
| [[Health and Physical Education Arena]] || [[Houston]] || 8,100 || Arena || [[Texas Southern Tigers]] || 1969
|-
| [[H-E-B Center at Cedar Park]] || [[Cedar Park, Texas|Cedar Park]] || 8,000 || Arena || [[Austin Spurs]], [[Texas Stars]] || 2009
|-
| [[Lone Star Park]] || [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] || 8,000 || Racetrack || Horse racing || 1997
|-
| [[Bert Ogden Arena]] || [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]] || 7,688 || Arena || [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]] || 2018
|-
| [[Foster Pavilion]] || [[Waco, Texas|Waco]] || 7,500 || Arena || [[Baylor Bears]] || 2024
|-
| [[Humble Civic Center Arena]] || [[Humble, Texas|Humble]] || 7,500 || Arena || Local sports events || {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Kay Yeager Coliseum]] || [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]] || 7,380 || Arena || [[Wichita Falls Nighthawks]] || 2003
|-
| [[William R. Johnson Coliseum]] || [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]] || 7,203 || Arena || [[Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks]] || 1974
|-
| [[Strahan Coliseum]] || [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]] || 7,200 || Arena || [[Texas State Bobcats]] || 1982
|-
| [[Fertitta Center]] || [[Houston]] || 7,100 || Arena || [[Houston Cougars]] || 1969
|-
| [[Allen Event Center]] || [[Allen, Texas|Allen]] || 7,080 || Arena || [[Allen Americans]], [[Dallas Sidekicks (2012)|Dallas Sidekicks]] || 2009
|-
| [[College Park Center]] || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]] || 7,000 || Arena || [[Texas–Arlington Mavericks|UT Arlington Mavericks]], [[Dallas Wings]] || 2012
|-
| [[Moody Coliseum]] || [[University Park, Texas|University Park]] || 7,000 || Arena || [[SMU Mustangs]] || 1956
|-
| [[Aveva Stadium]] || [[Houston]] || 4,000 || Rugby union || [[Houston SaberCats]] || 2019
|}

;Notes
{{notelist|group=stad}}

==See also==
* [[AT&T SportsNet Southwest]]
* [[Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast]]
* [[Bally Sports Southwest|Fox Sports Southwest]]
* [[Houston Astros Radio Network]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}

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