About
HackWesTX is the largest student-run hackathon in West Texas. For 24 hours, a few hundred students build and ship real projects together. First hackathon or fiftieth, you belong here.
This year's theme is Beyond the Feed. Stop scrolling and start building the tech that comes next. Work with industry mentors, hit the workshops, and make something that matters.
Food, swag, mentors, and over $5,000 in prizes are on us. You bring the ideas.
24hrs
to build
200+
hackers
$5,000+
in prizes
Tracks
One grand prize and three specialty tracks, with $5,000+ in prizes across them. Tap a card for the brief.
Specialty
First Timer
Your first hackathon? This track is for you.
Sponsored by Tactical Computing Labs
TCL Sponsored
Build native macOS tools to monitor file systems for local AI.
Apple Silicon is now a real platform for running AI models locally, but macOS lacks the file-system monitoring tools that Linux and BSD have. Build native macOS utilities that track file-system and block-storage health, I/O performance in GB/s, capacity, and per-user quotas across local APFS and shared NFS/pNFS volumes, with clear dashboards and alerts for admins. Any native language works (Swift, Rust, Go, C/C++, Python). Ship an open-source repo with build steps and a short demo.
Read the full challenge ↗Specialty
UI
The best-looking, best-feeling project wins.
Specialty
Overall
The big one. Every project is in the running.
Sponsored challenge
Patterson UTI Surprise Challenge
Not a track, a surprise. Patterson UTI is running a fun challenge with its own prize. The brief stays sealed until the opening ceremony, so show up ready for anything.
🔒 Revealed at the opening ceremony · Sat, Sep 12
Sponsors
Backed by the companies making HackWesTX happen.
Join the crew
Mentor or volunteer.
Not hacking this year? Help us run it. Applications are open, pick your role below.
Mentors
Debug with teams, run a workshop, or judge the expo. Students and pros both welcome.
Volunteers
Check-in, meals, setup, teardown, and keeping the energy up. Grab a shift and keep the weekend running.
FAQs
Any enrolled college student, any school, any major. Coders, designers, and total beginners all belong here.
📻 Stay tuned
The schedule, workshops, and a few surprises are still coming. Check back soon. 🌵
