Building the future of Texas esports
Texas Esports Collective gives Texas schools and colleges a Texas-based competitive season, in-person LAN events at Texas venues, and member-first pricing. Enrollment is open May 1 to Sept 15.
Two tracks. One collective.
A verticalized pathway from high school to college, run by students and guided by professionals. Both tracks run May 2026 to May 2027 with member-first pricing and the College Pipeline recruiting portal.
- The Texas Esports Conference season plus out-of-conference events, into in-person playoffs and finals
- Titles: VALORANT, Rocket League, Overwatch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Marvel Rivals
- 1 Varsity + 1 JV team per game (extra teams $100 each, per game)
- Onboarding module and custom mousepads (5 per school)
- Opt-in recruiting portal, visible to Texas colleges
- Every title across three splits, plus a September preseason
- Additional titles: Fortnite, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six Siege
- Student roles: volunteer, intern, and Federal Work Study
- Priority hosting, first access to RFPs, and a voice in season design
- Recruiting portal with visibility to high school athletes
A Texas season, built around your calendar.
- Breaks protected, flex week built in
- University LAN: playoffs + finals
- Holidays and spring break off
- Championship LAN: playoffs + finals
LANs are held at Texas university venues.
- SSBU
- San Japan
- Overwatch
- SSBU
- Fortnite
- VALORANT
- Marvel Rivals
- SSBU
- Metroplex Major
- Call of Duty
- Rocket League
- Rainbow Six Siege
Members compete in all titles. All LANs at Texas venues. San Japan and the Metroplex Major are the first confirmed signature stops, more to come.
The Texas circuit starts here.
Two signature stops are confirmed for 2026-27, San Japan and the Metroplex Major, with more added as venues lock in.
San Japan
The collegiate pre-season anchor. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate crews and a singles bracket, run on the floor of one of Texas's largest anime and gaming conventions.
Metroplex Major
The major that Texas deserves. Collegiate SSBU crews alongside an open singles bracket and fighting-game-community open titles, staged in the Metroplex.
Put your students to work in real esports roles.
TEC roles are remote-friendly and resume-building. Collegiate member institutions can place students through Federal Work Study, internships for academic credit, and volunteer openings. Students get real experience, your program gets staffing, and your career-services and financial-aid offices get a clean community-service placement.
- Event operations assistant: gameday logistics, check-in, brackets, comms
- Social media & content: posts, recaps, highlight clips
- School & coach outreach: high school and collegiate program outreach
- Competition operations: scheduling, standings, rosters on LeagueOS
- Broadcast / production: observing, overlays, stream support
- Recruiting-portal support: maintaining the portal and member data
For financial-aid & career-services offices: TEC qualifies as an off-campus community-service Federal Work Study employer, and all roles can run remotely. We help students and institutions set up the placement. Start an FWS, internship, or service-learning partnership at info@texasesports.org.
Season Alpha Championship, May 17, 2026.
Our pilot season closed with a statewide championship LAN at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, run alongside FORGE, with Rally Cry and the Army National Guard.
A program built for Texas students.
- An innovative, hands-on program that reaches students outside traditional activities
- A true K-12 to collegiate pathway, built as a school-sponsored activity
- Workforce-ready skills: teamwork, communication, leadership, event production
- Member-first, transparent pricing from a Texas nonprofit
- In-person LAN events at Texas university venues, close to home
- A recruiting portal that connects Texas high school athletes with Texas college programs
Four steps to your first season.
- Pick your track High schools join Texas Esports Scholastic ($500/yr). Colleges and universities join Texas Esports Collegiate ($1,000/yr).
- Apply online Submit the membership application. Enrollment is open May 1 through Sept 15.
- Onboard Scholastic programs get set up on LeagueOS, place their teams, and receive an onboarding module and mousepads. Collegiate programs confirm rosters and join their splits.
- Compete Play the Texas-based season, qualify for in-person playoffs, and bring your program to a championship LAN.
Want to host a LAN? Texas colleges and universities can bid to host TEC events on campus. Hosting puts your program in front of every Texas collegiate program and recruits high school athletes through TEC's scholastic pipeline. Submit a bid.