Nominations are open for the 2027 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards, which will provide more than $1 million in cash prizes to Texas educators and schools.

Anyone may nominate a teacher, counselor, principal, school district, school board or early childhood facility through Sept. 30.

The awards program is celebrating its 25th year and has awarded more than $15 million to Texas public school professionals since it began in 2002. "For 25 years, the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards have celebrated Texas educators whose commitment reaches far beyond the classroom," said Winell Herron, H-E-B senior vice president of public affairs, diversity and environmental affairs.