I have no clue who is in the Texas Film Critics, but here are their 1997 picks.
The 1997 Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
Best Picture
THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Best Actor
Robert Duvall, THE APOSTLE
Best Actress
Helena Bonham Carter, THE WINGS OF THE DOVE
Best Supporting Actor
Kevin Spacey, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
Best Supporting Actress
Joan Cusack, IN AND OUT
Best Director
Atom Egoyan, THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Best Original Screenplay
Neil LaBute, IN THE COMPANY OF MEN
Best Adapted Screenplay
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
Best Foreignb Language Film
SHALL WE DANCE?
Best Documentary
FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL
The 1996 Society of Texas Film Critics Awards
Best Picture
FARGO
Best Actor
Geofffrey Rush, SHINE
Best Actress
Frances McDormand, FARGO
Best Supporting Actor
Edward Norton, THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT
Best Supporting Actress
Miranda Richardson, THE EVENING STAR
Best Director
John Sayles, LONE STAR
Best Original Screenplay
John Sayles, LONE STAR
Best Adapted Screenplay
Anthony Minghella, THE ENGLISH PATIENT
Best Documentary
MICROCOSMOS
Best Foreign Language Film
RIDICULE