The Games of Texas is an amateur sports festival created for athletes from throughout Texas. The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation, a nonprofit organization representing amateur athletes throughout the State of Texas, governs the Games of Texas.
 
Patterned after the Olympics, the Games of Texas has emphasis on the recreational athlete and the enhancement of his or her competitive experiences.
 
As a member of the National Congress of State Games, the T.A.A.F. Games of Texas is recognized annually by the United States Olympic Committee as having conducted an approved State Games Program.
 
In 1986 the first Games of Texas, held in the summer, were hosted by the City of San Antonio and consisted of ten sporting events.  Since then the Summer Games of Texas have been or will be hosted by:

YEAR	CITY	DATE
1986	San Antonio	July 31- August 10
1987	Fort Worth	July 29 - August 9
1988	Bryan-College Station	August 5 - 7
1989	Region I	August 2 - 13
1990	Carrollton-Farmers Branch	August 1 - 5
1991	Dallas	August 1 - 4
1992	Corpus Christi	August 7 - 9
1993	El Paso	August 5 - 8
1994	Bryan-College Station	July 29 - 31
1995	Waco	JULY 28-30
1996	Waco	JULY 25-28
1997	Lubbock	July 24-27
1998	Lubbock	July 23-26
1999	Waco	July 22-25
2000	Bryan-College Station	August 4-6
2001	Midland/Odessa	August 2-5
2002	Waco	July  25-28
2003	Region 4 - 6 cities	July 24-27
2004	Region 4 - 6 cities	July 22-25
2005	Waco	July 21-24
2006	Southern Williamson County	July 27-30
2007	Southern Williamson County	July 26-29
2008	San Antonio	July 24-27
2009	San Antonio	July 23-26
2010	Waco	August 5-8
2011	Waco	July 28-31
2012	Corpus Christi	July 26-29
2013	Corpus Christi	July 25-28
2014	College Station	July 31 - Aug 3
2015	College Station	July 30 - Aug 2