Hi Ray,
Thanks for submitting your designs! Our main goal for this logo is to make the cup/trophy the focal point of the design, while also incorporating some subtle, yet noticeable Texas accents. Some ideas our staff thought of potentially adding on the cup or in the design: the Texas State Flag, the Star from the flag (see our Texas Draw logo I uploaded previously as a resource). Or more radical ideas, like a bucking bronco, or even some kind of cowboy belt buckle. I'll try to gather up some resources in the next few minutes to show you what I mean.
We'd also love to see some different color variations. Potentially the silver, gold, and black we mentioned in the brief. Or maybe even some fall colors palettes as we will be hosting this event in November.
I also just an attached an .eps file from one of our tournaments as another resource.
Thanks again, we appreciate the work you're putting to help make this logo a reality!