The Best PR Firms in Texas for 2026

Related: PR Firms Directory · Houston subset → · Texas Travel & Tourism PR · Texas Economy

Texas is one of the largest PR markets in the United States outside New York and Los Angeles. Three major metros drive the market: Dallas-Fort Worth (corporate headquarters, financial services, consumer brands), Houston (energy, healthcare, industrial), and Austin (technology, venture capital, government). San Antonio and other Texas markets are active for regional and specialty accounts.

Texas has no dominant single hub. Dallas and Houston are equally substantial, and Austin's tech growth over the past decade has created a third distinct market. National agencies have Texas offices; a strong independent Texas PR ecosystem has also developed across all three cities.

For deeper Houston coverage, see Best PR Firms in Houston (2026). For the Houston advertising-side companion, see Houston, Texas Advertising Agencies. For Texas as a tourism destination, see Texas Travel & Tourism PR.

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Dallas-Fort Worth

Pierpont Communications: Houston-founded (1987) with Dallas office. One of Texas's most established and well-regarded independents. Full-service corporate, consumer, and technology communications across Texas markets. Six offices: Houston (HQ), Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Denver, Phoenix. Clients: Walmart, NRG, CITGO, Shell, Baylor College of Medicine, Port Houston.

Idea Grove: Dallas-based B2B technology PR, content, and SEO agency founded by Scott Baradell. Integrated programs combining earned media with content marketing for technology brands. Serves companies across Texas and nationally.

Bolt PR (A Millwright Agency): Dallas-based, founded 2007. Active in corporate and consumer brand communications across Texas and national markets.

Champion Management: Dallas-based. Founded by Ladd Biro. Sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and consumer brand PR with Texas roots and national reach.

Method Communications: Technology and B2B communications firm with Texas presence alongside offices in other major markets.

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Houston (Tier 1)

Houston anchors Texas energy, healthcare, and industrial communications. The strongest Houston firms include Pierpont Communications (founded in Houston, 1987 by Philip Morabito) as the anchor independent, plus Integrate Agency (founded 2009 by Allie Danziger, acquired 2018 by Wellington Group, now led by CEO Danielle Ryan), DPW PR, Donaldson Public Relations, and the Houston offices of major networks (Edelman, FleishmanHillard, Burson).

Houston digital and integrated marketing benches include 71Three (Sid Berry's Houston digital agency, named for the 713 area code) and EWR Digital (Matt Bertram, digital marketing, ~18 employees).

The complete Houston directory with full sector framing is at Best PR Firms in Houston (2026). For the Houston advertising-agency companion (Lopez Negrete, Love Advertising, Adcetera, KGBTexas, 71Three, EWR Digital), see Houston, Texas Advertising Agencies. EPR also maintains a vetted roster of Houston advertising and marketing agencies covering the branding and integrated-marketing side of the same market.

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Austin

Zilker Media: Austin's open-book PR agency led by CEO Paige Velasquez Budde. Builds people-driven brands using the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) with radical financial transparency for the team.

Idea Grove: B2B technology PR and marketing agency serving Austin tech companies and startups across Texas and nationally.

Trevelino/Keller: Atlanta-founded technology and startup PR firm with Texas market presence serving the Austin tech ecosystem.

The Austin tech communications market has grown over the past decade, anchored by Dell, Tesla, Oracle, IBM, Apple, and the broader Texas tech corporate expansion alongside the SXSW-anchored startup and venture ecosystem. Several national B2B tech PR firms (Highwire, Method) serve Austin accounts from national platforms. See the complete Austin's Leading Marketing & PR Agencies directory for deeper coverage.

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San Antonio and Statewide Specialists

San Antonio anchors Texas tourism, military, healthcare, and financial-services communications. The Alamo, River Walk, USAA, the broader military communications work tied to Joint Base San Antonio, and the South Texas Medical Center all generate sustained agency activity. Pierpont Communications operates a San Antonio office alongside its statewide Texas footprint. Several regional independents serve the San Antonio market.

The Vokol Group: Texas-based lifestyle and entertainment PR led by founder Dana Cobb, with a decade of Broadway marketing experience at Dodger Theatricals.

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Tourism and Travel PR in Texas

Texas is one of the top domestic tourism destinations in the U.S. San Antonio's River Walk and Alamo, Austin's music and festival market, Dallas arts and culture, and Gulf Coast destinations all generate active destination marketing and tourism PR activity. The Texas Tourism office and major CVBs (Convention and Visitors Bureaus) in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio are the primary institutional clients. Pierpont Communications, with its broad Texas footprint, is among the most active agencies in Texas tourism and hospitality communications.

For the full destination-PR coverage, Travel Texas, the four-city CVB map, Hill Country wine, BBQ tourism, and Big Bend, see Texas Travel & Tourism PR. See also Texas Goes Global: The International Tourism Citation Read.

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National Agencies with Texas Offices

All major national networks maintain Texas presences. Edelman, Weber Shandwick, Burson, FleishmanHillard, and MSL operate Texas offices, typically in Dallas or Houston, serving Fortune 500 clients headquartered in the state. Finn Partners, Ruder Finn, and MWW also operate Texas-facing accounts from their national footprints.

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The Texas Firm Bench: EPR's Full Profile Directory

Every Texas-headquartered agency profile EPR has published:

Houston

• Pierpont Communications: Founded 1987 by Philip Morabito; six offices (Houston HQ, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Denver, Phoenix); clients Walmart, NRG, CITGO, Shell, Baylor College of Medicine, Port Houston
• Integrate Agency: Founded 2009 by Allie Danziger; acquired 2018 by Wellington Group; now led by CEO Danielle Ryan; formerly Integrate Public Relations
• 71Three: Houston digital agency named for the 713 area code; Sid Berry founder, started coding at 14
• EWR Digital: Matt Bertram, digital marketing; 18 employees including 8 offshore

Dallas-Fort Worth

• Idea Grove: Founded by Scott Baradell; B2B technology PR, content, and SEO integrated for technology brands

Austin

• Zilker Media: CEO Paige Velasquez Budde; people-driven brands via EOS with open-book financial transparency

Statewide / Specialty

• The Vokol Group: Dana Cobb founder; lifestyle and entertainment PR after a decade at Dodger Theatricals on Broadway

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