News & Season Updates

Team grant opportunities are available for Texas teams across all three programs: FIRST LEGO^® League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST Robotics Competition. These grants are intended to help teams that need financial assistance manage registration and other eligible participation c

We have been working to build the regional network that will support teams throughout the season. This includes bringing on Regional Program Administrators for FIRST LEGO^® League and FIRST Tech Challenge, along with Event Directors, venue hosts, regional partners, and other commun

Update on Event Selection

Texas qualifying event fee payment is now available in the FIRST Storefront for FIRST LEGO^® League Challenge Founders Edition, FIRST LEGO^® League Future Edition and FIRST Tech Challenge teams.

We apologize for the delay in opening Texas event registration. We know teams, schools, and districts need time to request funding, secure approvals, and process payments. Our timeline has taken longer than expected, and we recognize that this creates challenges as teams prepare

Preparing for your first Texas FIRST^® LEGO^® League (FLL) or FIRST^® Tech Challenge (FTC) event starts with completing your FIRST HQ season registration requirements, including team setup, payment, coach requirements, and student enrollment.

Preparing for a FIRST LEGO^® League event involves three parts: completing your FIRST HQ season registration, paying the applicable Texas event fee, and completing your region’s event selection or assignment process.

Registering for FIRST LEGO^® League (FLL) this season includes a few new choices. Teams will select either Founders Edition, which includes Explore and Challenge, or Future Edition, which uses LEGO^® Education Computer Science & AI technology.

This year is a very different one for FIRST^® LEGO^® League! For the 2026–2027 season, teams may participate in either the familiar Founders Edition or the new Future Edition, which introduces new age-based experiences, technology, and competition formats.

This year is a very different one for FIRS TLEGO^® League! For the 2026–2027 season, teams may participate in either the Founders Edition or the new Future Edition. Founders Edition includes the familiar FIRSTLEGO League Explore and Challenge experiences, while Future Edition intro

We are ready to share the 2026–2027 FLL registration and event prices while we continue building the process teams will use to pay Texas fees and select events.

The 2026–2027 FIRST^® LEGO^® League season is BIOGLOW™, part of the biodiversity-themed FIRST^® CANOPY™ season.

Texas qualifying event fee payment is now available in the FIRST Storefront for FIRST LEGO^® League Challenge Founders Edition, FIRST LEGO^® League Future Edition and FIRST Tech Challenge teams.

We apologize for the delay in opening Texas event registration. We know teams, schools, and districts need time to request funding, secure approvals, and process payments. Our timeline has taken longer than expected, and we recognize that this creates challenges as teams prepare

Preparing for your first Texas FIRST^® LEGO^® League (FLL) or FIRST^® Tech Challenge (FTC) event starts with completing your FIRST HQ season registration requirements, including team setup, payment, coach requirements, and student enrollment.

The process for joining a league or requesting qualifying events varies across Texas. This guide explains how FIRST^® Tech Challenge event placement fits into season registration and what your team needs to do in its region.

We are ready to share the 2026–2027 FTC registration and event prices for Central, North, South, and West & Panhandle while we continue building the process teams will use to pay Texas fees and select events.

FIRST Tech Challenge in Texas is organized through five regions: North, Central, East, South, and West & Panhandle. Each region connects teams with local events, communications, and support.

Round 2 event preferencing opens Thursday, October 15, at 11:00 AM CT and closes Thursday, October 22, at 11:00 AM CT.

The 2027 FIRST Robotics Competition season is almost here! Event preferencing for your team's first district event opens Thursday, September 24 at 11:00 AM Central and closes Thursday, October 1 at 11:00 AM Central. Here's everything you need to get your picks in on time.

Each January brings a new challenge for FIRST^® Robotics Competition (ages 14-18 / grades 9-12) teams. Starting with a Kit of Parts, they design, program, and build industrial-sized robots to play an action-packed game as part of a three-team alliance. In 360-degree learning guide