Most likely there is an extra cost on the band fee, and/or monthly payments that go towards the trip. Obviously extra fundraising does help towards this, but transporting 200-350 kids plus directors, chaperones, equipment, etc. is no easy task.
Flower Mound and Marcus are on rotation, they'll be back in 2025
From what I've heard Bridgeland is all but confirmed, and Rouse and Leander are thinking of going.
Vista Ridge I highly doubt will go considering they went in 2021 and had the Rose Parade in 2022, and Reagan has an odd rotation but I doubt they go next fall.
Not taking panels into account this is my ranking -
Vandegrift
Ronald Reagan
Rouse
Vista Ridge
Round Rock
Leander
Bridgeland
Cedar Park
Cedar Ridge
Westwood
I can give you arrangers
Vandegrift - JD Shaw? I think
Marcus - Michael Klesch
Hebron - Dave Glyde/Michael Martin
Flower Mound - Wayne Downey
Vista Ridge - Ryan George
The Woodlands - Wayne Downey
Ronald Reagan - Aaron Guidry
Coppell - Ryan George
Pearland - Jim Wunderlich
Bridgeland - Jim Wunderlich
Cy-Fair - Bryan Harmsen
Waxahachie - Evan Vandoren
Round Rock - Vince Oliver
Keller - Carol Britten Chambers (90% sure)
Welcome!
Considering Cedar Ridge placed 3rd here last year, and Rouse had won the Austin regional over Vandegrift this past year, size doesn't really determine if you are good or not, but it does help! When it comes to being loud, it's all about refinement of sound. More resonant hornlines will sound louder than bands that just blast.
Just the fact that TWHS is probably the only guard in Texas that can toss 7's all at once, you don't really see that in Texas. An easy indicator is flags being in time as well.
For our friends, parents, performers in any of the bands that didn't place as well as they thought here and are going to San Antonio and/or Nationals:
These sheets are not the BOA sheets, so no need to overreact based on these placements. Go out and have the best run you can, that's all you can do