- The Texas Music Educators Association has a Texas Honor Band Competition each year where bands submit audio files of their performances electronically for them to be judged.
Region to Area Advancement, up to four bands per classification may advance from Region to Area.
Area to State Advancement, in classifications 2C, 3C, 5A, and 6A, one per every four bands per classification at Area will advance to State. In classifications 1C, 1A/2A, 3A, and 4A, up to eight bands per Area Listening Center per classification may advance from Area to State.
State Adjudication, is split into a Prelims-Finals. As a result, the Prelims round will begin one day earlier than TBA with two evenly-divided adjudication rooms per classification. Four to five bands, depending on the total in State Prelims, will advance on to State Finals at TBA.
Stanton is competing in Region 6 and had advanced to the State semi-finals. This round will take place July 19 and if chosen for the Finals, the adjudication of champion will take place at the TBA convention on July 20-24.