TCEQ’s Take Care of Texas program kicks off its annual Art Contest

Calling all junior artists! The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Take Care of Texas 2025 Art Contest has officially begun!

This year's contest theme is "ways to keep our air clean." Students are asked to illustrate how they, along with their friends and family, help keep our air clean. The contest is open to public, private, or home-schooled students throughout Texas from kindergarten through fifth grade. Prizes for the winning entries in each category (k-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-5th) include laptops or iPads made possible by the contest sponsor, Texas Chemistry Council.

TCEQ staff will narrow down the entries by selecting the finalists for each category. From there, grand prize winners and runners-up will be selected by TCEQ commissioners and executive staff, as well as representatives from the Texas Chemistry Council. Each grand prize winner will receive a laptop, and each runner up will receive an iPad. The teacher with the most entries will receive an iPad or gift card of equal value for their classroom.

Artwork must depict positive ways that Texans can prevent air pollution and keep the air clean. Each entry must contain the slogan "Take Care of Texas."

All entries must be postmarked by March 3, 2025. Artwork and entry forms can be mailed to the address below:

Take Care of Texas Kids Art Contest, MC 118
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087

Entries can also be submitted electronically via the Take Care of Texas website.

For more information and official rules, visit the Take Care of Texas website or send an email to [email protected].

Winners will be announced in April 2025 and celebrated online through the website and social media channels. The grand prize winners, in each category, will be invited to the annual Texas Environmental Excellence Awards banquet in June of 2025.