Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson announced the 46 winners in the 2006 Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest.

The Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Program organized the annual art contest and received 6,718 entries from children across Texas. The artwork illustrates what children like about the Texas coast and the Adopt-A-Beach slogan, "Trashing Texas Beaches Isn't Cool."

"The overwhelming response to this contest just goes to show how Texans love their beaches," Patterson said. "Grown-ups should pay attention to what these kids are saying: Trashing Texas Beaches Isn't Cool."

The General Land Office will feature the winning entries in the Children's Art Contest Calendar, which will be available in January 2007. The grand prize winner, who will be announced later this month, will receive two round-trip tickets to any Continental destination in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. In addition, the winner's class will enjoy a party at any one of three Schlitterbahn Waterparks, located in New Braunfels, South Padre Island and Galveston. The grand prize winner's teacher will also receive two round-trip tickets from Continental Airlines.

All 46 winners will receive one ticket to the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, two all-day passes to Schlitterbahn Waterparks, prizes from Keep Texas Beautiful, a certificate of recognition from Patterson and a calendar featuring the winning artwork.

This year's contest sponsors are Continental Airlines, Schlitterbahn Waterparks, Texas State Aquarium and Keep Texas Beautiful.

The annual contest is organized through the General Land Office's Adopt-A-Beach Program.

For more information on the Adopt-A-Beach Program, the Children's Art Contest, or the Spring Cleanup, call toll free at 1-877-TXCOAST or visit the Web site at www.texasadoptabeach.org. All the winning artwork is displayed on the Adopt-A-Beach Web site.

Winners - 2006 "Treasures of the Texas Coast" Children's Art Contest

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission - Region 1 Brady Conner, Amarillo Bailey Been, Hartley
South Plains Association of Governments - Region 2 Julio Calderon, Crosbyton Samantha De La Garza, Crosbyton
North Texas State Planning Region - Region 3 Braxton White, Burkburnett Elizabeth Garay, Burkburnett
North Central Texas Council of Governments - Region 4 Isabella Jones, Dallas Sanghwa Esther Park, Fort Worth
Ark-Tex Council of Governments - Region 5 Adam Hall, Sulphur Springs Micah Stalcup, Sulphur Springs
East Texas Council of Governments - Region 6 Nery Serrano, Palestine Kaitlyn Killian, Whitehouse
Rio Grande Council of Government - Region 8 Daisy Gonzalez, El Paso Julio Aguilar, El Paso
Rio Grande Council of Governments - Region 9 Vanessa Soto, Midland Alexis Garza, Midland
Concho Valley Council of Governments - Region 10 Braden Lee, San Angelo Courtney Torrez, San Angelo
Heart of Texas Council of Governments - Region 11 Christiana Rafuse, Waco Aleah Davis, Waco
Capital Area Council of Governments - Region 12 Nicole Kastens, Cedar Park Micaela Faya, Austin
Brazos Valley Council of Governments - Region 13 Amber Wilganowski, Bremond Jacob Peel, Caldwell
Deep East Texas Council of Governments - Region 14 Caymon Cowart, Livingston Anthony Baudier, Livingston
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission - Region 15 Breona Sylvester, Beaumont Jessica Lavador, Beaumont Houston-Galveston Area Council - Region 16 Maranda Walston, Splendora Taylor Plaster, Cypress
Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission - Region 17 Shelby Moreman, Victoria Jessie Rodriguez, Victoria
Alamo Area Council of Governments - Region 18 Madeline Cortez, San Antonio Anna McCaleb, Bulverde
South Texas Development Council - Region 19 Arlene Amieva, Laredo Roxana Saenz, Laredo
Coastal Bend Council of Governments - Region 20 Jorge Rios, Corpus Christi Rey Villarreal, Corpus Christi
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council - Region 21 Gabriella Acosta-Navarro, Harlingen Hannah Walsdorf, Los Fresnos
Texoma Council of Governments - Region 22 Vakayla Wilford, Gainesville Berenice Romero, Gainesville
Central Texas Council of Governments - Region 23 Aubrey Keeler, Harker Heights Layton Shores, Harker Heights
Middle Rio Grande Development Council - Region 24 Niza Yanez, Del Rio Alana Erwin, Del Rio