Governor Greg Abbott today announced that nominations for the 2018 Star of Texas Awards, which honor peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical first responders who were seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, will officially open on April 15, 2018. Nominations must be submitted to the Governor's Office by June 15, 2018.
To be eligible for the 2018 award, the critical incident must have occurred between September 1, 2003 and June 15, 2018, and the first responder must not have previously received a Star of Texas Award for that particular event.