The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) announced the recipients of its annual Economic Excellence Recognition program for 2022. The awards were presented on February 24, 2023 at the TEDC's 2023 Legislative Conference in Austin, TX.

The Economic Excellence Recognition program provides recognition to economic development organizations that meet a desired threshold of professionalism. Recipients qualify for recognition based on training taken by their governing board/council as well as the economic development director and professional staff. Certifications, professional memberships and activities, and organizational effectiveness of the economic development staff also contribute to the standards for qualification.

The TEDC’s Economic Excellence Recognition program is one of the ways in which our organization honors the outstanding commitment to excellence of our communities and regions, their leaders, and their economic development professionals have toward the professionalization of their economic development efforts.

Only fifty-four (54) municipalities and/or Economic Development Corporations from across the state of Texas received the 2022 Economic Excellence Recognition including the City of Saginaw, Texas. This recognition puts the City of Saginaw in the top 9% in the State of Texas which is quite an honor and recognition. The City of Saginaw has now won this award three (3) years in a row.