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Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans Team Up to Crown First-Ever Girls Flag Football Texas State Champions at University of North Texas
- The Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans will host the first-ever Girls Flag Football Texas State Championship at UNT June 13–14.
- The event aims to showcase growing female participation and push toward UIL sanctioning in Texas high schools.
- Organizers say the collaboration builds pathways from youth participation to college opportunities in flag football.
- Hannah McNair and Charlotte Jones outlined the event as opening doors and growing football for a new generation.
- Cowboys' Charlotte Jones stressed the event is about more than a title, focusing on opportunity and future growth.
- The 2026 NCAA move to Emerging Sports for Women supports expanded scholarships and visibility for flag football.
- Texas high schools may gain official sanctioning if the UIL approves flag football as a sport.
- The event is free and open to the public, with details at HoustonTexans.com and DallasCowboys.com.
- The championship will be hosted at DATCU Stadium on the UNT campus in Denton, Texas.
- Organizers expect continued expansion of girls flag football across Texas and beyond.
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